[BP-Revo]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

For such a minor ticket this will just piss them off - you're likely to just put a big target on you...

In NJ at least you just see the prosecutor and generally if you only have a couple of offenses it will be reduced...

Minor or not it's one point. As I said, the cost isn't the issue, it's the point on my license.

If anything I think the fact that I'm 12 over the speed limit rather than 30 over makes it more sensible to check the laser calibration. Say the laser is off by 10mph due to non-calibration and the angle error, that would put me only 2mph over the limit.

But if I'm going 30 over even if the thing is 15mph off I'm still way the heck over the limit.

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Based on the car you drive I highly doubt trying to make yourself out to be a "poor" student will work too well.

In Texas we have attorney's offices that strictly handle traffic violations. You pay them $100.00 and they go to court with you and get the ticket dismissed and/or similar. It's kind of shady to me but works.

Maybe California has similar unless it's "known to the state of California to be hazardous to your health".

I'll look into the lawyers, could be worth it I guess.

On the plus side, I was driving my dad's truck - not my car so claiming poor college student could possibly work.

Seems like right now the best course is trial by declaration and pray he doesn't respond. If he does and I lose, then set a court date, delay delay delay, and then talk to officer then prosecutor to beg for mercy?