How To Get Out of a Speeding Ticket

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Argue that you were not aware of the law at the time

So, you say that you didn't know the speed limit had changed from 35 mph to 25 mph on the same street? Do you know what the judge is going to say?

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

"GUILTY!"

Playing dumb will not help you one bit.

Attack the officer's training of the radar gun

Think maybe the officer hasn't had adequate training with the radar gun? Can you prove it? If not, you are fighting another losing battle.

The courts and the judge will accept the officer's testimony that he has had proper training. Nothing you say will change their minds.

Others will tell you to ask the officer to prove he has had proper training with the radar unit by submitting all the proper documents and certifications. However, they conveniently fail to mention the fact that in court he DOESN'T have to show you anything!

It is assumed by the courts that as an officer of the law, he has had proper training and no further proof is required of him. So much for this defense strategy.

Explain that the officer pulled over the wrong person

Mistakes can and do happen. Officers have been known to lock on to a certain vehicle and momentarily lose sight of it and end up pulling over a similar looking vehicle by mistake. It happens.

It is also very hard to prove.

You know the officer might have made a mistake, but how do you go to court with this defense strategy? Accusations can only get you so far. When the judge asks for proof, then what?

Again, it's your word versus the officer's. Who is the judge going to believe?

Accuse the officer of mishandling the radar gun

Maybe the officer made a mistake when he was operating the radar gun. Mistakes can and do happen.

But once more, this defense will get you no where for the simple fact that you were not in the officer's car at the time and were not an eye witness to him mishandling the radar gun.

It's your word against his -- again!

If you've noticed, most of these defenses involve blatant accusations. You are merely accusing the officer of not doing his job, whether purposely or negligibly.

Not only is this an insult to the police officer, but it is also an insult to the courts. Now the judge starts getting mad! The last person you want to agitate in the courtroom is the judge.

You had better back up what you say with hard physical evidence. If it's your word against the officer's -- you know the rest.

Never accuse the officer of anything in the courtroom. Accusations only make you sound desperate.

Proof is everything in any courtroom in America. You can't convict somebody of murder just by pointing the finger at him. You need a dead body, murder weapon and a motive. Otherwise, that person gets off free and clear.

The same goes for you. If you say the officer made a mistake, can you prove it? If not, then there is absolutely no way that your accusation will hold up in court.

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