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I was just written a fix it ticket for my tag light being out. When I got home 5 minutes later I checked and the lights were both working. Any way I can have this dealt with or am I boned and out 50 bucks for correction fee of something not needing correction?
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Are they charging for fix it tickets now? Times have changed I guess. It could have been a loose connection? -
They're $50 now. Man! What you could do is talk to the officer that wrote you the citation. If you present your case well to him/her, s/he can have the citation cancelled. However, this is his/her discretion and where the citation is in the process. If it's sitting in records is easier to deal with as opposed to sitting on the court clerks desk. It also depends on the officers assignment. Was it a motor, a patrolman, a CHP, etc? If it is an officer assigned to traffic then it will most likely not be cancelled and you will be out the money.
Either way it doesn't hurt to ask and I am really sorry about your trouble.Comment
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Check your wiring, you may have a loose wire that causes the lights to malfunction. I had that happen with one of my vehicles. The tail lights were out, hit a bump, they started working, hit another bump and out they go.
If I had been cited, it would have been legit.
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Fit-It ticket fee's are dependant upon the county that you live. I know that some agencies charge a fee in order to write off a ticket. If you go to any CHP station, you can get the violation signed off for free as long as you show compliance.Comment
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Heck, I got "profiled" a few months ago and the tag lights WERE out and I wasn't cited. Attitude is everything... I told the officer that I had just bought the truck and thanked him for letting me know.
He continued on a major fishing expedition, but end result was I went home with no ticket, and a bag of hot dogs that were still warm, but my fries were cold.Last edited by retired; 02-21-2011, 10:55 PM.- Rich
Originally posted by dantoddComment
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+1, I never wrote 14601 unless the attitude test was failed or the guy was duce. I got into that conversation once in court and vowed to never let it happen again. "So officer you thought the license plate light being out was enough of a violation to stop my client, but not enough of a violation to write him a citation?" That went on for hours.
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I think you mean 24601, not 14601...+1, I never wrote 14601 unless the attitude test was failed or the guy was duce. I got into that conversation once in court and vowed to never let it happen again. "So officer you thought the license plate light being out was enough of a violation to stop my client, but not enough of a violation to write him a citation?" That went on for hours.Comment
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Like pretty much everyone I made plenty of pretext stops for license plate light. And if the stop turned into an arrest for something else, aside from a DUI or an alcohol / drug charge from a plain sight discovery, then I made sure a copy of a citation for the original violation went in with his property.
To the OP.... definitely check the wiring. It's worth it not to get yielded again.
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re canceling or voiding - YMMV depending on agency policy (not just individual officer discretion)Comment
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Why would that go on "for hours"? Pretty simple really - any violation is good enough to stop someone - then I have the discretion of warning or citing. I may stop someone just to see if they are aware of the equipment problem...+1, I never wrote 14601 unless the attitude test was failed or the guy was duce. I got into that conversation once in court and vowed to never let it happen again. "So officer you thought the license plate light being out was enough of a violation to stop my client, but not enough of a violation to write him a citation?" That went on for hours.
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+1, I pull people over all the time for a violation I have no intention of citing; ie "hey your XYZ is light is out, just get it fixed as soon as you can". Most people don't check their lights before they drive and are clueless that its out unless they are told. So there is no reason to issue a citation if just giving them a heads up will get the light fixed.
It sounds like that attorney was really grasping at straws.Urban legends are a poor basis for making public policy.Comment
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