[SSinisterLS3]

Originally Posted by FL1CK

Check the state law, most states actually have in the law that the ticket is invalid if it is not hand delievered by the officer. Therefore mailed tickets cannot be enforced in these states.

Ok guys. From someone who does this for a living....here's the truth. Mail tickets? Don't open them. Most don't come certified mail. What proof is there that you received it?

Cop does not have to show for court on a mail ticket. It's a civilian employee who reviews the facts and mails it to you anyway. Usually, this is a person who works for the court (jp or municipal) and is in the building already for daily work.

NEVER in my life have I heard of a hand delivered ticket from the officer. Citations are only issued under the JP of the area. Works that way everywhere.

Best bet...go...plead guilty for some community service or a lower fine. Don't try to fight it because you already have it in your hand. Now the proof is there that you saw it (unless you want to lie under oath that you didn't....DONT do that....). The only fighting chance you have is against the equipment...not the officer. That's where most people screw up. If you really want to fight it, find out if the unit is certified. If so, when was it last certified by the department? Is there a log of tuning the unit daily? Things like that. Does it work? Sure, but not often. More often than going to court and calling the cop a liar though. That never works...