Cop wrote my ID incorrect on ticket
 

Hey guys, so I got a speeding ticket for going 50 on 35. I was on my way to school in the morning and the cop on the motor cycle caught me with the radar gun I believe. Although I'm not sure he did because I didn't ask. However, I did not have my wallet that day because somehow I just couldn't find it in the morning, thus after receiving the ticket I find out he spelled my name incorrect by one letter and wrote one number wrong for my drivers license number. This is not a typical pink ticket by the cops. It was printed out and long because I guess it's a cyclist cop, and that's all they do is ruin citizens day. What does this mean? Am I going to be in the system? Did I get lucky? My address on the ticket is correct, however.

You were speeding. Take responsibility and pay your ticket.

How would I pay it if the ticket is issued to an incorrect identification number?

Looks like you might have gotten away with it. Unless your plate number is also there, which would give you a 50/50 chance :eekdance:

You will know in court. Go to court and see A the cop shows and B - you get a break. Bottom line you were speeding. So good luck

My experience has been that this would be insufficient to ensure that the ticket would be dismissed. Arguing you point, however, could be sufficient enough to attract the ire of the judge and get you no leniency (plus court costs depending on your state).

Mistakes in the writing of a ticket have a mythological ability to void a ticket. It's not that it never happens, but not to the extent people believe.


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Hmmm, well the plate should be there so like a speed camera you can't prove who was driving?

They got your address and your tag number...if you don't pay the ticket and you skip your court date...you will likely get a bench warrant delivered to your door step by a Sheriff...you can bet on that, they can get more info on you than you think...they want their money, pay up buddy ! Good luck on your decision.

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Being in law enforcement, the officer can ammend the citation at the hearing to the correct spelling of your name etc. and chances are you will still be found guilty. My opinion would be to call the department that issued the citation and ask for the officer and inform him of the mistake. Ask him if he would be willing to work with you in decreasing the fine. Honesty plays a large role in law enforcement.

Just to play devil's advocate, it all depends on the officer of the law enforcement you are speaking to. I told the truth once and it cost me 2 hours of my time on the side of the road just to find out that I was telling the truth. :shakes head:

F it, let them figure it out on there own!!! Like I'm gonna assist you in writing me a correct ticket..............Man please!!!

I think H2O_Doc is on the right track here. The cop made an honest mistake (which, as Stealthrider2 points out, can be fixed), you are still you, and you are likely to piss the judge off with your outhouse lawyering.

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Generally, if I chose to speed, I pay the ticket. :shrug:

You won't get away with it. They have your address and plate number. He misspelled your name a little and got you lic # wrong by one number, but what are the odds that it wasn't you?. If you go to court they'll ask you if that was you that he stopped. Are you going to lie under oath?

Just pay the fine. You broke the law. Man up and take your medicine.

I've tried to make a case based on wrong information on the ticket before. It was only one time and the judge amended it for the officer because he still got my tags right. Not saying it can't be done, just my experience. Though people have claimed it's been done, no one I've ever spoke to has actually won with that. It's always a friend of a friend or someone's cousin.

HOWEVER, all is not lost. If you're written up for CVC22350 (should say on your ticket), it's a very easy win. Assuming you have the time to deal with the courts. If you're pulled over in California on surface streets for speed, this is generally what you're written up for.

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One thing I forgot to mention. This is the first day I bought my Z. It is not on my name... Yet

Doesn't matter. Responsibility follows the driver, not the owner. This isn't China.

Seriously, in China, responsibility follows the owner of the car regardless of who's driving. Someone can steal your car and kill a bunch of people with it and YOU would go to prison. ****** up, right?

Cop wrote my ID incorrect on ticket
 

Thanks for the reference!

The only ticket I have ever fought was my first one - a reckless driving charge. Cop said my ten year old 1964.5 Mustang with a 200 CID straight-6 was spinning both tires for two blocks. I told the judge that if my car could do that (it didn't have the power nor a posi), I'd be glad to pay the fine but my POS car was lucky if it would bark a tire. Judge knocked it down to careless driving (I did have it to the floor while banging through the gears), which was about 1/10 the fine.

In every other case, I was at fault so I paid the fine without going to court. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong; why fight it?

Lol yeah right..that ain't you fight that ticket.

Cop wrote my ID incorrect on ticket
 

Yeah, if you don't mind a point on your record and throwing away a few hundred dollars then by all means keep paying your hard work, sweat, and time to the government whom do not give a damn about your well-being

lol'ed at getting pulled over by a bicycle cop.

IMHO, Just pay the fine, take an online traffic course to get the points waived, and be done with it.

Pay up when and only if they find out, puck the laser holding ticket writers!!! 10 cops hiding on the off ramps while one tags speeders with super speeder laws in Georgia that will be $700 for going over the speed limit by 15mph!!! If you can get one by them off his error then good for you, puck it.

Good luck with that idea. Don't see it working, at least it wouldn't for me. Just pay the fine and keep moving. If your drivers license number is wrong, the insurance company won't figure it out when they run a driving record on you.

I saw a "Law & Order" episode one time where a guy got a murder charge thrown out because a search warrant had a typographical error.

Lol, you believe what you see on TV?

Sure. They couldn't put it on there if it wasn't true.

Wait.... what are you trying to say? :icon14:

You're in California. Just say you're an illegal and they'll forgive the ticket and offer you free everything. :tiphat:

I dont know much about cali court system. But prepaying any fine says u admit to guilt. Always go to the court to fight ur ticket. 2nd hire a lawyer, a good lawyer can create reasonable doubt, and thats the key, u never have to say anything when u have a lawyer. U may not get off scott free, but most likely they will lower it

Dam wish I had a 370z in community College. Kids are lucky these days.

Could you not outrun a cycle cop??? J/k pay the ticket dude. Put your big boy undies on and pay up. You guilty...

In California you prepay. You sign a slip or something says you are not admitting guilt. They cut you a refund check when/if you win.

If there's a will there's a way. Wishing is not progress. However, dreaming is where it gets real

Best way to fight a ticket in court is reschedule a court date. Check the latest time when you can legally (without being fined) request of court date changed. Keep doing this and pushing it like 3 months or later. Eventually it will get so pushed that you finally go to one of the later days and the cop forgets about it or is too lazy. If he doesnt show and you do, ticket instantly gets thrown out the door.

What time did you get caught? Morning? He probably works morning shift, which means he sleeps in afternoon/night. Schedule a late court time. You got caught at night? He probably gets home around 1am - 2am. Schedule a fking 6am court date.

Whatever you do, even if you're at fault. Fight the ticket. I went down a hill once, so i just put it in neutral and let it slide down the hill. Cop was at the bottom waiting for me. I got fined $400 going 60 in a 40 zone while there were others going faster went faster than me.

If he does show up. You question him in front of court, you dont need to hire a $500 lawyer to help your $400 ticket. If you plan on hiring a lawyer, might as well just fking pay the ticket.

At the court, ask him questions that have the judge question the officer's memory. Ask him how was the weather that day. How many cars did he catch, what time it was. How long he was standing there. If cop doesnt remember then you drop the question? "If the officer can't remember these simple questions, how can we be so sure that the information he wrote on the paper is correct?" - As in he coulda been stopping a different car but wrote your license plate instead.

Oh btw this works if he wrote your license plate wrong. Otherwise, you're ******. Go pay your ticket. :rofl2: or start going to church and pray he don't show up to court.

Some of you guys that are saying pay the ticket got me LOL'ing if there is anyway I can not pay I would definitely do it. No need to empty your pockets for a mistake.

You were speeding though, it's not like you weren't. They have your name and license plate. You don't get a free pass because the cop misspelled a word. If you really want to fight it, go ahead and try but chances are you'll lose.

I would consult with a local traffic attorney. This is one of those sorts of loophole issues they will be better versed in for the state and county where you were given the citation.