Hi,
Today, I got a citation for evasion of fare on the VTA light rail system in San Jose, CA. I work for a software company which has agreement with VTA and we get passes every year
which is automatically renewed.
i went out of country around 20th december and came back today on 7th january. i was coming from nyc to chicago then los angeles and then bus to san jose. with all the snowstorm, it took me 36 hours to come to san jose. i had to take trains, flights, cabs and a bus to reach san jose, and i was very tired. in all this i forgot that i need to have new 2104 sticker, which i needed to pick from my office. It just totally slipped my mind that i have entered new year and i boarded the train.
I had 2011, 2012 and 2013 stickers on my id card. i tried to explain this to officer to no avail. another vta officer said if it was her she would have not given the ticket.
what are my options. Is it good if i contest. I am not a us citizen.

