Can I get a traffic ticket dismissed over the phone?
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Can I get a traffic ticket dismissed over the phone?
I was driving on Highway 60 in Chandler Arizona which the speed limit is 65. A
cop pulled me over stating I was going 75 miles per hour but, I was going at the
speed of traffic. He gave me a ticket for going 10 miles over the speed limit and
he put ‘pace’ which means he wasn’t using a radar on me. The cop also kept going
on about how I wasn’t allowing him in the lane but to be honest I didn’t see him
because I guess he was behind me in the next lane and he did not have his lights
on either to come over. He didn’t give me a ticket for that but I have this
speeding ticket which I don’t think I deserve. I was told that if I call the
court house they will sometimes dismiss cases like this 10 miles per hour over
the speed limit over the phone since its not worth going to court for since it
would most likely be dismissed anyway. Is this true would I be able to call them
over the phone?
Asked on April 12, 2018 under General Practice, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
I can't speak to your county courts, since I don't practice there, but where I practice (several counties in NJ), 1) cases are NEVER dismissed over the phone--even if the might be dismissed in person, you are required to show up for court; and 2) rarely is a 10mph over the speed limit dismissed entirely, though the prosecutor may (if you otherwise have a clean record) allow you to plead to (and pay the fine for) a 0-point offense.
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