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65+ could mean 66 or it could mean 100.
And according to the California Vehicle Code, 66 in 65 or 100 in 65 is in violation of 22349(a):

22349. (a) Except as provided in Section 22356, no person may drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour.


Furthermore, the officer can correct any of the information on the citation by sending you a certificate of correction and filing the same with the court.

The question is, why did he initially cite you for 65+ then decided to change that to 75+? Only he can answer that...

Your first step should be to serve/file an "informal discovery request", get a copy of the officer's notes (usually on the back of his copy of the citation) and see what he has written in there. Then you can request a "Trial By Written Declaration" and argue your points in there. If you should still lose that, you can request a copy of his declaration to get an idea on how he will testify in court at a new trial (Trial De Novo) if you choose to pursue the matter further.

Facts you should keep in mind:
  • It is possible and allowable for him to cite you for exceeding the 65mph statutory limit in spite of the fact that you were in a 55 mph zone.
  • As long as he can articulate that you were in excess of the MAXIMUM limit with which he has charged you (in this case, the 65mph limit), then he has met the burden required to prove his case.
  • He could have easily cited you for 22349(b) "driving in excess of 55mph on a 2 lane Hwy"... However, and since this was a 4 lane Hwy, he may have had a difficult time in proving that the 55mph limit was in fact justified. So he cited you with 22349(a) which, again, is an allowable and valid charge under the circumstances you described.