Ticket help requirements. Want help? Read this.

DISCLAIMER: none of this will be used for court purposes. We are here to help, not get your info and screw you. I expect all the LEO's here to adhere to this disclaimer please.

From now on, and we should have addressed this early on, I would like folks who have questions about tickets to provide minimally the following information.

1. section you were cited for
2. city where you were cited
3. your vehicle info (not required, but helps alot)
4. what the OFFICER TOLD YOU
5. what you TOLD THE OFFICER
6. a brief description of the location (ie...lights, what type of intersection, what type of street, etc.....)

When we have this information it greatly helps us understand the circumstances surrounding your ticket and ways we might help you with it.

brash

http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136741

MM4L beat me to the punch....but the same thing.

brash

Thanks Brash.

I was just tired of playing guessing games with people that are asking for help. I figure if you want free advice or a bit of insight into the violation(s) you are being accused of, you should at least disclose what they are, how the events transpired, what was asked and what you may have admitted or omitted at the time of the stop.

I really don't care about things that are irrelevant to the violation, such as whether the cop was male or female, if they were smoking, if you did or did not like their “attitude” or if you have friends that have been merely warned for the same violation. :wow

Lay out the facts and I can try to help you out. Otherwise, you will likely be ignored.

It also helps to actually read what the law says, at least you dont' need to buy the book when it's online.

It's organized quite well so you can look up all the vehicle codes for Parking, Speeding, etc.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vc.htm

Or if you want to just scroll through the entire vehicle code:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm

Moving violations/points:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/vioptct.htm

Other useful sites:

http://www.nolo.com/
http://www.ticketassassin.com/
http://www.helpigotaticket.com/ - speeding
http://www.highwayrobbery.net/ - red light cameras


It's a huge benefit to you to understand the law, since ignorance of the law is not an affirmative defense. You've heard that in a lot of situations even if you head to court and are found guilty that fines will be reduced when you respect the process.

BigCorySBFMC707 said:

And how do you find out if it (a modified exhaust ) meets those (legal) standards?

Click to expand...

There are a whole bunch of standards (used for enforcement). Most are either the vehicle code or from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.


See link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/bluebook/bb05/vehdiv/veh_div_12_ch_5_art_2.htm

THANKS!
Thank you, everyone that has taken the time to read this thread. Hopefully, if people follow the guidelines here, they will be able to get the help they need. If you DON'T follow the guidelines, please do not be surprised if you do not get ANY response from the mods or other LEOs in this forum.

About PMing
Also, please be advised; the LEOs here (particularly the mods) do NOT give 1-on-1 advice via PMs. So, please don't waste your time ore ours by sending a private message or e-mail requesting help with a ticket or arrest or your quest for a LEO career. PMing defeats the purpose of this forum and is counterproductive. Please share your questions and get a wide bredth of input from our readers. We are here to help share information and PMing will get you the LEAST feedback and benefit the FEWEST BARF members.