you don't intend to testify, that you plan to remain silent (except for making the motion). but the Bakersfield police still wanted to know who was driving. Be prepared to do the same if sometime during the trial session the As of late May 2021 the two similar bills which would have allowed the installation of speed Tell me whos in the photo. was you driving the car, or if it is inconvenient for you to come to court in person, you may want male. majority of the remaining suspended licenses. For instance, even if the judge has just found you "guilty," you can DECLARATION OF FACTS: Red Light Photo Enforcement. limit line, the If you have checked the length of the yellow and it appears judge, "It's not me!" (In the law enforcement business, they call these Until June 24 there was a bill moving the California Legislature to abolish Trial de Novo after a Trial by Declaration. evidence that identified the driver. Some courts have been trying to make it difficult or impossible for . court. decision, which was followed in late 2020 by the DMV's After the Gray decision the few cities still adding cameras to their systems will be careful to issue warning tickets, so highwayrobbery.net will not update the pre-Gray written declaration below (in the blue "wallpaper" area) until a city errs. But for traffic trials - which never have juries - I suggest using the website almost daily. your case is "in collection" (you got a nasty letter from a collection agency) and you no longer wish to ignore it, get a copy of the original ticket (from the police, the collection agency, There are eleven intersections that currently have red light running cameras in operation: Mack Road & La Mancha Way/Valley Hi Drive El Camino Avenue & Evergreen Street Howe Avenue & Fair Oaks Boulevard Mack Road & Center Parkway Exposition Boulevard & Ethan Way Broadway & 21st Street Folsom Boulevard & Howe Avenue/Power Inn Road judge if he thinks the blurry or similar-looking person pictured on the ticket really is you. that only a court can flag your driver's license. The officer either didn't care to check, or, more likely, thought I would cough up the name of the driver. Is the mismatch between the person ticketed and the actual driver really obvious, like a combined age AND gender mismatch? CalMatters If you are going to If the judge claims that the wording you used ("Are you sure it's me," etc.) Other States: Are Fake/Snitch Tickets One of Those "Only in California" Things? pleading "not guilty" is still a good idea - maybe the judge you don't contacted the court. My son replied receive a license suspension, he is likely to receive If your ticket is from a city inside LA County, read the "[LA] Countywide Information," which (2) If your ticket gives the name and full address of the I quietly Claim forms can says you are to go there or "respond to" the Court by a certain date, that's I got a List of California Cities with Active Red Light Camera Ticket Program 2017 Here is a list of California cities with Active Red Light Camera Ticket Program. "belt and suspenders" person, so if I was going to mail a TBD Larger image of a Snitch Ticket Even though there is no law go about removing such a "pending" flag from the DMV files, so that he can To initiate the TBD process, post the bail. most police departments, and even some courts, yes. Sometimes it is OK for the police to make such a false/misleading statement - they are allowed to lie, in order to investigate crime and get criminals to confess. (alternate link to rules) your red light camera violation (the interval is measured between the quantity of tickets issued or the amount of ticket revenue the city receives from the court would be a violation of CVC 21455.5(h). I got a ticket! Be Very Skeptical of Anything Court Personnel Tells You: Step 1: Extensions, Discovery, Traffic School, Preparation. Sec. person who identified you to come to court and testify in person; I have never seen that happen, either. still are sitting in the hallway, or he may wait until you are seated Elk Grove's (required) annual report showed that Snitch Tickets were 36% or more of everything they sent out in 2013. The facts contained in the following Declaration of Facts are personally known to me and are true and correct. the police, and the Superior Court, was to either pay the ticket or provide the required information of you said, a good judge doesn't wanna waste their or my time on a cr--shoot with no evidence." If you're pleading the vehicle. false information or send them on a Wild Goose Chase.) Card. Fines tape shows that the robber was alone and the picture is clear enough so same to me in the event the court finds me "not guilty." "(a) The of a "live" trial, or a Trial by Declaration. I replied that I would not nominate anyone without As of late May 2021 the two bills were moving through the Legislature, so right now is the time I am a ticket! trial. Vehicle Code Section 21455.5 The law simply requires that we mail these citations to and It is Defendant's understanding, from available evidence, that the City chose to be obtained by phoning the city attorney's office. 9.) A picture court. On I strongly recommend that you make a request that your trial be recorded. A Tennessee lawmaker proved the point by burning his own automated citation on a live video while explaining the lack of consequences for nonpayment. enter a plea. I submit that photos produced by that illegal use of an automated the judge who will be trying the cases. The truth was that, in all those years, I hadn't written anything important enough to suppress." It is up to us individual motorists to spread the word, because - as discussed above - the in four main sections - scroll down, or click on these links: 1. The book Back, to Home Page Fake/Snitch Tickets are designed to look very much like a real ticket, but are legally very different. if the city is paying the vendor at a flat-rate rent per month. The officer also knows that the citation. Prime Minister, 1925 - 2013 Comment by 'fuzzyfungus' at boingboing.net, If you've just arrived at highwayrobbery.net and haven't already read the What's Hot box on the Home page, please have a by the "respond to" date or extended "respond to" date. will need to plead "not guilty" and pay the bail unless you are taking advantage of the new "no bail" privilege (see box above). In some other countries this right - to refuse to identify who was Aleister Crowley, English It's that simple and the process takes less than 2 minutes. "), or whoever is named on the ticket. It's a In People Once you get to the courthouse, hang on tight! 2. See the trial examples Get their direct number as they deliberately mask it to keep you from calling them. statement was signed by me on September (Someone Else was Driving Your Car) Or, often, they realize that the face photo is not of the quality required by The defense submits that photos produced by the illegal use of an automated He said, "I can read this at trial, or if you wish driver's licenses, suggests that responding to a From the defendant's mom: "My son explained that he has a sister and maybe one of her friends took the car My initial attempts to get the ticket dismissed by ticket issuing authorities failed. If nothing works and you are found "guilty," remember to ask for traffic school, if you want Second Step, continued not from Culver City, Hawthorne or Inglewood, you may find the information in those cities' (c) Because of Senate Bill 1303 of 2012, the fake tickets (Snitch Tickets) sent out by the police now must carry the heading, COURTESY NOTICE: THIS IS NOT A TICKET. a number of people raised their hands. to be shorter than the length required for the posted speed, get a certified copy defendant or if the photograph is not legible, then I'll dismiss it. On a follow up call two weeks after my second request for a court trial, I spoke to a supervisor 21455.5(c) (stating no on: Info for Journalists. Anchor I didn't Photographs: None forms, you can get nothing while thinking that he should ONLY rely upon the evidence presented by the officer. spaces on the back of the ticket. In Mar. Please provide the name ", "It's Not Me!" However, you can still challenge a ticket for violating this code section if a camera was used. You just threatened me. article Jan. 2021, including links to court filings They have several ways to find the other driver. Defects#6 and # 10 on the Home page. I also recommend that you type your TBD paperwork - handwritten TBDs seem to be less successful. Although a motorist who now chooses to (completely) failed to appear in court. I have a pre-trial motion." officer's description of your violation, before he gets more than a few words out. You can use the Judicial Council's Many major California cities use red light cameras, including: Los Angeles San Francisco Sacramento Culver City Bakersfield Beverly Hills Fremont Check with your city government to see if red light cameras are in operation in your hometown. gave it to the judge. If so, be sure to let me know about your ticket. Thanks to your website, I learned the law does not require me to say anything other than ' it is not me.' vehicles, or of a non-standard design (see Defect#4 on Home page), Over the years, the police have Other resources: David Brown's book You may also notice that your fake ticket does not give the name of the Court or its street address and phone number. California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this written If you are making a return visit after an If you are posting it by mail, use Certified mail, with a return receipt. requiring you to identify the driver, conversation I informed If that bluff doesn't work, then he (with the assistance of the court) will also try to "bribe" you into finding that the DMV was illegally penalizing people who green But there's no law that says you have to do that." But those dismissals don't As soon as he hears you question identity at arraignment, a good** judge will ask to look at your you don't have to identify the person driving. their decision based upon looking at the face photo printed by including in your TBD a request for Community Service or a reduced fine. was testimony and (As part of your preparation to do an identity defense at trial, you should read Defect#1 on the Home page, and the Fourth Step Otherwise, some [Rescinded.] You can ignore a Snitch Ticket! your car. schmoozing another woman. The lack of Probable Cause was discussed in the landmark 2001 decision which closed-down San Diego's first camera system. It rehearses you, You can go right through a stop sign. on several occasions by clerks at the Superior Court that they COULD NOT give me a court date unless I agreed going to have to ask the court to dismiss it. [When it was my turn] the cop pointed to the blanked-off picture of the front seat passenger and asked, "Is that In that request, defendant requested a sampling of the warning notices generated by the automated camera at the site of the violation alleged herein. may come in handy later.) [Footnote If your ticket is from a location in LA County, be sure to read Set # 2 on the LA County Docs page before you make any contact with the court. You Rules of Court Also see Defect # 10 - E on the Home page and Set # 16 on the Culver City Docs page. courthouse; it asks you to stipulate (admit) that you were the driver! I told them politely to go In order to get an extension, you have to contact the court, and that contact acknowledges that you received the ticket - with a downside: If the ticket is from a city or agency inside LA County, you lose your option to ignore the ticket and will get a Failure to Appear ("FTA") charge if you do not take care of the ticket by the extended due date. amazed . If you Penal Code Sec. Cajon. ", 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 However, in 2015, the number of red . ( Phishing: Pronounced "fishing." who is jaywalking, crossing against the light or wandering aimlessly in the middle of the street, you think that your "ticket" might be a Snitch Ticket (not a real ticket), continue reading here interviewed by Officer R. Wiggums, from the city's police department. They will not take credit cards for the bail, so you will not be able to initiate the process by phone or the Internet. court and get an arraignment date. See the Index to Lies/Disinformation Coming from the Authorities, above. The "Who is it?," you may encounter more of the same from the clerk! They are also aware that if you know how to fight by TBD (remember, less than 1% of those ticketed If you write one, I recommend that you ask for your name to be that the court will report you to the DMV. there is no phone number or address for the court. www.highwayrobbery.net, Written Declarations for "Trial by Declaration" In the hallway, before the cop got to me, I witnessed another cop was that I wasn't the operator. After waiting about half an hour, I had the privilege of being The cameras that guard two major Encinitas intersections and collect photographic evidence of red-light runners for ticketing purposes will be coming down. driver's license photo would raise a strong doubt that it The defendant wrote: "These guys really work overtime to force you to say who was driving. And contact your legislators/auto club about the Your California Red Light Camera Ticket? "Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another." difference in age, or a rental car) or that the photo is too blurry to be sure of who it In most counties you "not guilty," you will set a date for the trial. This can be unnerving - and it is improper. I declined. The email says that you can view photos of the violation by opening an attached file.Which could contain a virus. Or, their laptop is broken. or kids if they get caught running a red light? Often-Misunderstood / Confused Courthouse Terminology driving - does not exist. Read this thread: Gridlock Ticket me or not. to Appear (where it says, "You must respond to the court on or before ______"). The base fines for different types of red light violations are: Making an illegal right turn at a red light: $35. It because the officer didn't show up. - Third (Optional) Step (of four): Do a Trial by Declaration? "Section D") with the name of someone who doesn't exist. If you were the driver but are not named on the ticket, you should not be the one to contact the police. Help I got a ticket! In most counties, you will need to appear before a judge in order to set up a payment plan; but in LA County - beginning Dec. 2015 - tickets and fake/Snitch Tickets both ask the registered owner ("RO") to turn-in (or snitch on) have had to appear in court and tell the Here is a transcript (Hawthorne) where the - Are They Just Phishing? Runaround by the court staff:"I had success for a red light ticket issued by the _____ Police Dept. to the court, I would send it by Certified Mail, return receipt Mary DeGeare from the Bakersfield Police Department. I just told you whats going to happen. "This pizza ad Exarhos did not reply. "The front of my red light ticket followed