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    Default Right Turn / Red Light Camera

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: California

    First off, thank you so much for all the free advice on this site. I’ve learned so much just from browsing these forums!
    Now on to the nitty-gritty: I allegedly rolled through a right-turn at a red light in Emeryville (Alameda County), and got popped by a traffic camera. I did a written trial by declaration and cited both the 15-day defense (CVC 40518)and the speed trap law (CVC 40801). I’m not sure if the speed trap law applies to running a red light, but I threw it in there anyways based on advice from another website. The verdict came back guilty, so I’m gearing up for my big Trial De Novo now.

    So some questions I have:
    1. The court sent me a pre-filled TR-220. Do I just write in my violation (VC21453A) and mail it in (certified)? Then they will send me a trial date and I have to go in in person? Is that how it works?
    2. I just read about Discovery. Is it too late for me to request all that documentation from the prosecutor? It would be awesome if they didn’t produce it and I could get the case thrown out.
    3. If all else fails, I’ll give the defense outlined here a try, and hope no one shows up. (It looks like the ticket was issued by an out-of-state company.) Anything else I should know?

    Thanks again so much!

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    Default Re: Right Turn / Red Light Camera

    I personally like Geo. McCalip's approaches. I think they are worth persuing. However, I am more curious about your 15 day defense. Are you saying the ticket was given to you more than 15 days after the violation?

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    Default Re: Right Turn / Red Light Camera

    Quote Quoting EWYLTJ
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    I am more curious about your 15 day defense. Are you saying the ticket was given to you more than 15 days after the violation?
    Yep. The date on the photographs is 06 April, yet the citation was mailed 01 May, 24 days after the alleged offence.
    Now in all honesty, I did get an "Is this you in the picture?" mailing within a few days, which I took my time responding to. It seems once I confirmed tht it was me in the pictures, they issued the citation.

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    Default Re: Right Turn / Red Light Camera

    UPDATE: CASE DISMISSED!!!

    So I show up to court today, with my defense ready, and before the judge even enters the room, the clerk calls my name, along with several others, and says my case has been dismissed, and I'd get my money back in a few weeks! Awesome!

    The more I thought about this throught the day though, they dismissed it without even hearing my argument. This means they already KNEW the ticket was BS. So why are they issuing these tickets in the first place, if they know they are BS? Money? If thats the case, then these governments are no better than the scammers issuing the fake snitch tickets. Are our local governments really this corrupt? This really scares me.

    Thanks to all the experts here that donate their time dispensing advice on this board. You guys gave me the courage to stand up to the man and win this morning

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