tape shows that the robber was alone and the picture is clear enough so
given up your right to not testify,
not from Culver City, Hawthorne or Inglewood, you may find the information in those cities'
If you then decide to do nothing further
I have provided pre-written declarations for one of those situations. Those who cannot come to the clerk's window at the courthouse will need to mail in the bail, and they should mail it at least five days before the "respond to" (or the extended "respond to" date). (If you obtain your extension via a phone call to the court, make a note of the name of the
They don't have to make that offer - once you plead "not guilty" the granting of
He said, "No you don't." Certain cities in Orange County in Southern California continue to operate Red Light cameras. (2) You wish to exercise your right to have the question of identity considered multiple times - at
On Sept. 24,
He told me it was crystal clear
(The pizzeria owner can be sued for false advertising if he refuses to
intersection, or a place designated in Section 21455, where a driver is
was you driving the car, you could call the police phone number that is usually
Slocumb said he thinks he's lucky because he's a lawyer.
As of late May 2021 the two bills were moving through the Legislature, so right now is the time
And check the dates they were written, and who wrote them. Further, in Section 21455.6, which was enacted by the same bill (AB 1022 of 2003) as Section 21455.5, the legislature
Anyway, there were a lot of "gender mismatches."
cameras had failed, but two others were still moving ahead through the approval process. He said, "Your photo is on the ticket." And I would still ask the clerk to return a stamped
will be at fault. and/or a request for the trial
Please also let me know about your fake/Snitch Ticket - especially if yours is from
at all, because they can see that granting it would just encourage more
Do not include the traffic school fee in your bail check. of the signal timing chart for "your" intersection - or call the local TV news people. If the original "ticket" was actually a fake ticket (Snitch Ticket) issued in your name, and you filled-out the affidavit form
n/a. From Section III(B)(2) of Judge Ronald Styn's Aug. 15, 2001
Or, if the yellow appears to be long enough for the posted speed but you intend
Two red-light cameras to be activated by Fremont in March 2021 are the newest on the list in the Bay Area. If so, be sure to let me know about your ticket. after which the judge might speak up and say that he thinks it's not
fake ticket; see the Police Going Too Far section, above.) However, in 2015, the number of red . Many cases are dismissed at the trial session,
because a real ticket must include a Notice to Appear section, printed in
this article
The request should be made shortly after filing the Notice of Appeal. 3. If someone sent you a "ticket" that
See the Links page for more details. While some other ticket advisors have been strongly recommending doing a TBD, I have not been, because I think it can be a waste of time. ", A visit to the PD:"The picture of the driver in my ticket was blurry so I went to meet with the police to review the
The officer will show the judge the photo of the driver's face,
If it's not you in the picture but your name is on the ticket, and it's not a Snitch Ticket, go to the section titled
In June of 2011 we found out that the LA County Superior Court has not been reporting ignored tickets to the DMV! page to Section3:"It'sNotMe!" So, if "your" city installed "your" camera and did not issue warning tickets for 30
"Gender Mismatches"
wrote:"I appeared at the red light police officer's office. (2) If it locates the system at an intersection, and ensures that the system meets the criteria specified in Section 21455.7. This Your Ticket page contains my recommendations as to what to do about your camera ticket. In some other countries this right - to refuse to identify who was
(In LA County you have the option to ignore a red light camera ticket, but that option goes away if you contact the court.) If It Obviously wasn't You, Should the Police Even have Filed the Charges? Red light cameras are usually mounted at intersections in secure metal boxes fixed to poles (different from the radar weapons carried by police officers) and are most explicitly selected due to high levels of collisions and/or red-light violations. (Remember, you can "dummy up" and refuse to tell the police who was driving your car - you could
In the typical traffic court trial - let's say you were pulled over for speeding - the judge will call your name, then you and the officer who pulled you over will come to the table in front of the judge, and the case will proceed: You would make any pre-trial motions you might have and then, if your motions have not stopped or delayed the trial, the officer will testify (he testifies first because the burden is on him to prove your guilt), and then it will be your turn to cross-examine him and/or to testify. situations. If the trial was tape recorded by the court, you will need to contact
(Ret. The picture was clearly
As soon as he hears you question identity at arraignment, a good** judge will ask to look at your
available there. The following advice is about a live "not guilty" trial. The security
Fighting them. We almost lost Trial de Novo! parties reached a settlement, and the DMV reinstated the
The system is triggered to capture images of a vehicle if it . In that request, defendant requested a sampling of the warning notices generated by the automated camera at the site of the violation alleged herein. In California, traffic tickets can become very expensive very quickly. . If you are making a return visit after an absence
), You don't have to do your arraignment in front
presentation and it is your turn to talk.
to the court, I would send it by Certified Mail, return receipt
subsection titled "It's Not Me!" And I have never seen an
From The
I showed up for trial. to argue Defect#2 because there is a big difference between the 85th
However, you might be able to retrieve some of that money
"If it doesn't make sense, you should find for the defense." then you may want to consider taking advantage of the new "no bail" privilege.) The Good Old Days? More info about the new bills
For examples of
Here's an example of a bad judge.
The court took the liberty of
by Declaration, Trial, Appeal, Amnesty on Delinquent Tickets. I also recommend that you type your TBD paperwork - handwritten TBDs seem to be less successful. In this matter the People's sole evidence is a series of photos and/or video generated by said automated camera. me "guilty," I request permission to attend traffic school. [See the purple "Caveats"
20, 2004. If you would like to move your case away
and ask him (politely, "With all due respect") to either dismiss the case, or set it for trial, or Trial by
Red light traffic tickets are often more costly than standard traffic violations. Further, the prosecution has moved to dismiss the gender mismatch cases pending in this
(Maybe I need to change the title of this section!) If the judge denies your "foundation" motion (or if you didn't make one), argue your other defenses, if you have some. It's a red light violation. makes from traffic tickets. not sure that would hurt since you could still choose, once the trial started, to not testify. You get the
A June 2015 amendment to the Rules of Court allows defendants to schedule a "not guilty" court trial without posting bail. court received it. "Timing is Everything"
county court's website. If the arraignment judge said that he thought it might be your face in the photo, and you responded by asking for a
confusion caused by the similar looks, real
OFFICER: Okay, Im gonna dismiss your case, but youll be hearing from the D.A." talk to them at all outside of trial - but it is illegal to give them
to a defendant who had a question about his "It's not me!" Another frequent annoyance is where the officer properly answers your question but then starts to give a
If
That recounting can be a summary, written by you, of the portion(s) of the trial where
Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire
further evidence of the missing signs, are posted on the Internet
Only after insisting to speak to a supervisor or the supervisor of the supervisor, was I given instructions
Chapter 14 of Into the Buzzsaw, Edited by Kristina Borjesson. I had
If you were driving a car belonging to your company or to a rental/leasing company, it is likely that what the company received was a Snitch Ticket - which they could have ignored, rather than turning you in. Your Ticket Page:- 4 -
For more info, see the
If, despite all your precautions, the judge asks you if you were the
"The use of police resources is the biggest factor. and match the lands and grooves to information they have on file about
(see Trial by Declaration/Trial de Novo section, above).
of more than a day, I recommend that you hit the "reload" or "refresh" buttons, to make sure you have
satirist, 1835 - 1902 (wrote "Erewhon" and "The Way of All Flesh")
court. Many have been instructed to refuse your request for a TBD or an arraignment or trial date, to
have 20 days from the TBD verdict to request a Trial de Novo. "More often than not, when you ask the officer
If you have received a fake/Snitch Ticket, you can ignore it! I happened not to be the driver
jury from ever seeing the face photo, no matter how blurry. But if your judge does, remind him that you have pled "not guilty" and have not
The photo quality
But those dismissals don't
"It's Not Me!" Defense: Foundational Requirements
LA County. You're planning to plead "guilty" - which by itself does not require an appearance before
I think he was hesitant to assign a trial
If you have filed a Discovery request, doing so obliges you to discover your materials to the prosecution prior to trial. I get up and approach
If you're pleading "guilty," you will also make arrangements to pay
I declined. There is only one title - Notice to Appear - whose use is sufficiently regulated
When I first heard about this "phishing" by the police, I did a little investigating. against you in court, due to the Fifth Amendment.
(signature)
if you know that it was you driving,
he would issue the citation on the theory that he was not 100 percent certain. the materials linked at the end of it, and the traffic school info in Step 3, below. Archived
the officer, or ask the
Sec. Technicalities having to do with late mailing of the ticket, improper proof of service, or an
Can't
( If you want to read more about why you don't have to ID the driver, scroll way down to the
(Defect#6, Defect#10.) they had issued hundreds, perhaps thousands, of tickets there. false information or send them on a Wild Goose Chase.) winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on TV shows, and judging journalism contests. Updated May 29, 2021. I called the # on the ticket (it was a real ticket, not a Snitch Ticket) and
Their website is PhotoNotice.com and below is the list of the most common City Codes which you need to access your ticket photos and video on their system. Your Ticket Page: - 1 - Ignore Your California Red Light Camera Ticket? amount, and document it. guilt or innocence of the person driving the car. cop said OK and directed me to enter the courtroom and wait till my name was called. Drivers often mistake traffic cameras which are located on the traffic pole. my mother's]. Your Late Time box in Defect#7.) behind the wheel? to Appear (where it says, "You must respond to the court on or before ______"). Or, you could contact the "public integrity" or "justice system integrity" division of the local district attorney's office,
Details at Top of Action/Legis Page. San Mateo's (required) annual report showed that Snitch Tickets were 22% or more of everything they sent out in 2013 (their cameras were shut down in 2019). sequence as given. Exarhos did not reply. Second Step, continued More Info about Arraignment
In People
Judicial Council of California. with blonde hair, I am a male with no hair. belief that the individual in the photograph was not the registered owner because of a fairly obvious gender difference,
or "Not guilty - identity," the arraignment judges had to make
Said City document says that it is an exclusive agreement or contract between the City and Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. (hereinafter the Supplier or "Redflex"), providing for the Supplier to supply the City with automated enforcement equipment and services. ), The basic purpose of arraignment is for you to
Red-light running increased. So, when the "respond to" date (or the extended "respond to" date) is near and you want to do a TBD, you have two choices -
State law says the city shall not
If you want to submit your TBD
After you stated to me that It couldn't be you because it is a female driving
See the TBD section, at the big green heading below. top-to-bottom. It can be done entirely by mail; you won't have to travel to the court - not even once! Thing is, neither he nor
in a crosswalk and not against the signal. (In the law enforcement business, they call these
[[[OR]]]
. 2017 LA Times article Archivedcopy
"If there is any other advice to give readers please advise them
penalty, the court has pre-judged your case. - Are They Just Phishing? OFFICER: Whos that? you need to Discover to him.
perjury. Second, he must prove that
Step 3:
1. The ticket was issued in June but I didn't get the notice
tickets. evidence that identified the driver. This procedure has been halted over the
of the car, so I ignored the advice of many police and court employees, and followed your advice to request
If you are mailing it to the court, you should put it in the mail at least five days in advance of the "respond to" date (or the extended "respond to" date), and use Certified mail with a return receipt. Red light camera tickets in California. expert lawyer might switch items C. and D. below,
Here is a list of all the cities in California with automated red light camera system and their specific locations along with some intersections: CITY INTERSECTION Alhambra - Fremont Ave and Valley Blvd Bakersfield Red Light Camera Intersection Locations Bakersfield - Bernard and Oswell Bakersfield - Brundage and Chester statewide. ticket is to give the police the name of the person who
is Docs Set # 2 on the LA
I always thought they had to arraign the
Like your website stated many times, this person insisted that I identify who was driving
If it was the bailiff, or (earlier) a phone attendant at the clerk's office who said, "no school after trial," ask your trial judge if it
OFFICER (serious now): Okay, let me tell you whats gonna happen if you dont tell me
I held for several more minutes until he came back on and said, 'Since it isn't you I
( A request you could make at arraignment would be for your ticket to be moved to a different courthouse. light cameras can catch you red handed, but what if you weren't the one
Snitch Tickets: Getting the Word Out
As required, I enclose a check for $341 bail. ruling in People v. John Allen. words while acting as your own lawyer, not as testimony - and that you retain your right to remain silent. The judge wrote:
even tell them that you don't want to
a later Trial de Novo (an in-courtroom trial). The judge
sailing for so long hadn't been, as I'd assumed, because I was careful and diligent and good at my
to do a TBD on the question of the identity of the driver. A good** judge won't ask "Who is it?"
Discovery request, go to court and ask for dismissal of the case. If that bluff doesn't work, then he (with the assistance of the court) will also try to "bribe" you into
To find out if the intersection you were
request a trial. through the mail, simply enclose an extra copy of the TBD
"guilty" right away, even if they'll let you go to traffic school. their decision based upon looking at the face photo printed
Aleister Crowley, English
See FAQ#21 on the Links page for
the entrances to town. started your camera, or they didn't; either the ticket was
on: Info for Journalists. I told him that it wasn't me. The first of these notes suggests that contacting the police may be a waste of time, or it could even make things worse! Mary DeGeare, on KGET, July 20, 2005. Any interpretation that would diminish the amount of warning is inconsistent.
he needs to have this ticket removed from his DMV driving record and it was preventing him from renewing his license. On
. "Please identify the driver," you could try calling the Traffic Division at the
blackest of lies." From KGET-TV, with emphasis added, and with clarifying notes in [ ]. that the court will report you to the DMV. In requiring so many kinds of warnings, the legislature clearly wanted
This section is about a clever deception perpetrated by your local police - and that is why it works so well. Or Did You Snitch on Yourself? Here was their rationale: ' The purpose of a trial is to judge the
Compare that
Deputy Porche has two
below, written by other defendants. judges will trample all over you. OFFICER: Okay relax, Im just trying to straighten this out and help you out.
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