With the disclaimer that I'm not familiar with MA law, in general, if the officer spotted you speeding within his jurisdiction, he is allowed to pursue you and pull you over outside his jurisdiction.

Knowing that TG and I disagree on this, I'll point out that the above disclaimer regarding position, location, use, etc. applies only to the example figures, and not the standards themselves. In that...

NONE, as ThatGuy has explained.

If you need that info, you should be able to get it via discovery.

Pedestrian rules (and signals) don't apply to bicyclists, even if they have been riding on the shoulder/sidewalk.

^^^^ This guy (well, THAT guy ;)) deserves the Nobel Prize in Patience for parsing through this mind-boggling scenario...

Police officers occasionally make "wrong code" errors, and if uncorrected, these may well result in a dismissal at trial (because the court has the "wrong" charging documents too). However, note that...

I was just curious. So in the end, if the photo doesn't match, it's either "rat the driver out or be convicted"?

Sorry to bump this old post, but all the misinformation by OP seems to be confusing newbies, so here's the gist (most of which was said earlier):


Most traffic infractions (excluding parking)...

Defendant cannot, because defendant missed VC 40513(b) (it's right below (a), btw), which says that 40513(a) does not apply if the citation is on a form approved by the Judicial Council (they all...

Well, technically the demurrer is mutually exclusive of the warning and based only on the fact that the offense "ADV 22101(d) CVC" violates the PC 952 requirement since it is not "in any words...

This whole scenario and your responses sound quite bizarre, to be frank. Registration involves submitting a form and other documents, along with the fee, to the DMV; you can mail it or go to a local...

If you have no courtesy notice, howd you figure out the bail amount? In any case, I'm your situation O would go to the court (clerk counter) in person, pay bail and ask for traffic school before the...

Remember that the ticket can always be amended before your appearance date...

If its not (ie still says PM), I would go for a trial by declaration first, simply stating that the ticket is invalid...

Well, good luck with committing perjury, then!

You can lie, stomp your feet, put your fingers in your ears and do whatever else to claim there is no evidence, but as I explained, it is NOT...

20 mph above the limit, or was 20 mph the limit? What did your son "guesstimate"? Did he tell the cop he was going 20 mph over!? Post a redacted copy of the citation.

What do they do with those cases then? Since infractions are criminal, if the photo and person don't match, nothing except coercion/intimidation can compel a defendant who asserts the Fifth Amendment...

As PTPD22 explained, officers typically do this zig-zag in front of traffic in order to slow it down because of some issue ahead. Now, suppose the officer saw you in the carpool lane at some point....

That's eminently understandable---appealing is a grueling and extemely frustrating process. You fought the good fight...good luck with school...

Look, if you have $25 to spare, please go all the way to the final appeal so that even if you lose, you can add the KnowledgeBase for future toll road travelers!

Since this is a civil matter, you...

Can't double dip traffic school; even if the court allows it out of ignorance, DMV will NOT mask the point and your insurer will laugh all the way to the bank. Rules changed in 2011, before then the...

No, you cannot take traffic school for this violation even if you want to. Don't panic, this sort of thing on your record is hardly likely to set off alarm bells of you are background-checked ;)

You are correct in that T31 is a SF city ordinance, no points, just a fine; VC 22101(d) carries a point. As far as T31 goes, if you want to fight it, you can read all about it in this thread.

Some...

As explained ad nauseam, there is no TBD process for this violation. You'll have to go to court. Gossip on Yelp seems to suggest that SF courts are open to reducing fines significantly, San Mateo...

The purpose of discovery is to enable you to gather evidence and other information from the opposing side in order to prepare your case. Discovery doesn't require that the other side disclose to you...

Continuances/extensions of the appearance date for Vehicle Code violations are governed by VC 40506.5, not PC 1050: