I was recently driving and made a left hand turn in a place that had a sign well back of the road that indicated no left turn. I was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device. Does anyone have any experience with this and can suggest a course of action?
Just ask the judge for a jury of your peers. It's your right!
Just go to the pre-trial (if your city has one). Usually they don't want to deal with a trial, so they'll offer to let you pay the fine in exchange for a dismissal. The insurance money is basically 95% of the cost of getting a ticket after it finally clears off your record, so just try to get that deal. If there's no deal offered, you're kind of screwed unless the cop doesn't show up.
If the cop doesn't show up at your trial, btw, ask for a dismissal without prejudice. It basically means the city has to refile it, ie waste time pursuing it. That will never happen for a traffic ticket.
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If the cop doesn't show up at your trial, btw, ask for a dismissal without prejudice. It basically means the city has to refile it, ie waste time pursuing it. That will never happen for a traffic ticket.
Chances are won't have to ask for a dismissal, he just has to plead not guilty (state will have no witness).