Any tips for talking to a court magistrate about a speeding ticket?
03-01-2006, 08:47 AM
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where the fug is Orange?
I got stopped on Rte 2 in Lexington last year and the magistrate at Concord was a real withc as well. She didnt even let me talk, she just said "I cant do anything about this ticket". maaaan, I walked out of there grinding my teeth in anger.
03-01-2006, 08:55 AM
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S4olen Headlights is right on the money !
gee, sounds like you have some experience... 8-)
I think you got everything but STRESS your CLEAN driving record ! then offer the contribution "just to keep your CLEAN driving record"..... and don't be surprised how much they consider a contribution. 8-)
a buddy, ahem, contributed $500 smackers...!
I think you got everything but STRESS your CLEAN driving record ! then offer the contribution "just to keep your CLEAN driving record"..... and don't be surprised how much they consider a contribution. 8-)
a buddy, ahem, contributed $500 smackers...!
03-01-2006, 09:05 AM
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I've been successful with a magistrate, but only when it was a *procedural* error
specifically, the state mixed up the infraction number and sent me a hearing notice for a different violation than what I was charged with. Pretty easy dismissal.
03-01-2006, 10:09 AM
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IIRC, the 5-years of clean driving might automatically keep you from getting points from this
It's in the drivers' manual somewhere, which you can download from the RMV <a href="http://www.massrmv.com">website</a>.
I hate that paper mill. I understand the speed limits in the immediate area of the mill, but the rest is just for speed traps.
I hate that paper mill. I understand the speed limits in the immediate area of the mill, but the rest is just for speed traps.
03-01-2006, 10:20 AM
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The Lexington/Lincoln/Concord/Acton stretch on RT2 is death as far as local cops are concerned
They are always hiding in the bushes or some other BS.
Orange is well out west btw. About an hour+ on rt2 from Cambridge.
Orange is well out west btw. About an hour+ on rt2 from Cambridge.
03-01-2006, 11:58 AM
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You need to play their game....
Don't bother with the "I think he was mistaken" crap. They aren't goin to buy that. You were speeding and he has you on radar. No judge will give you the benefit of the doubt or take your word over the cop he sees once a week for years. Go to the National Motorist Association website and find out how to get civil engineering surveys and radar gun records from the police. You submit a written request and if they fail to provide you with the documents you tell the judge you want the charges dropped because you can not defend yourself because they didn't give you the records. You need to play their game. Your word against a cop and you don't have a chance. Judges listen to bad stories, liars and idiots all day and they are not interested in listening to your story. Been there a million times.<ul><li><a href="http://www.motorist.org">http://www.motorist.org</a</li></ul>
03-01-2006, 04:53 PM
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yeah I actually got pulled over in Erving
guy actually pulled a U turn on rt 2 to pull me over. It's not a divided road out there. I felt like asking for his thanks that I pulled over and waited for him when I could have lost him in a heart beat while he U turned. I was so close to IN 91.