the gayest ticket EVAR!

WannaBFast · 09-10-2003

clicky
it doesnt say anywhere anything about license plate frames!!!!!

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OsOBooSTeD · 09-10-2003

omg LOL

wh3nw0rdsesc4pe · 09-10-2003

dayum 169 bucks sucks for you!!!

OsOBooSTeD · 09-10-2003

fight it!

WannaBFast · 09-10-2003

its not 169 bucks.. thats the statute, yes im fighting it, the fine is actually $85 but heres a question i pose for you, if it was truely obstructed, how did he get the plate year?

OsOBooSTeD · 09-10-2003

thats a BS ticket ... the cop was tryin to make quota.. **** him up and fight it!

WannaBFast · 09-10-2003

my bad.. i smeared the part that says plate year...

Connie · 09-10-2003

I hate cops that write tickets for a quota, they keep raising the quota in WDM so they are always pulling people over for small stuff, but I am at college in Pella now so its all good.

injencivic · 09-10-2003

the only reason i can think that the officer wrote the ticket for falls under this subsection of the law...

Subd. 7. Plate fastened and visible. All plates must
be securely fastened so as to prevent them from swinging. The
person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible
and unobstructed and free from grease, dust, or other blurring
material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all times.
It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the
name of the state of origin of a license plate with any material
whatever, including any clear or colorless material that affects
the plate's visibility or reflectivity.

What that means is he couldnt read the plate due to the license plate frame, but if thats so you should still contest it cause all the car dealerships put license plate frames on your car before you drive off the lot.

Injen

WannaBFast · 09-10-2003

well.. the thing is.. how could he get the plate year if it was obstructed?

injencivic · 09-10-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by WannaBFast
well.. the thing is.. how could he get the plate year if it was obstructed?

through your drivers license. Its a nationwide system called NCIC. has all information on vehicles and drivers of the vehicle. you can get a tag number and the date it expires from the drivers information(if they are the owner) and from the vin number.

Injen

WannaBFast · 09-10-2003

and how would he get my drivers license if my car was parked? it was in front of a van for crying out loud

injencivic · 09-10-2003

he can get any information on your vehicle from your vin number and your tag number.

Injen

Narc · 09-10-2003

I know that the Ontario law states that the entire plate must be visible. This includes both the numbers, validation sticker, and the province.

My advise to you is to request a court date and most importantly, submit a request for disclosure. You will recieve a copy of the officers notes. The beuaty of this request is two fold.
1. by reading his notes you can anticipate what his evidence is and thus, plan your strategy for defence.
2. if the officer fails to disclose in time, you may have the ticket thrown out. (keep a copy of your request).

For a small ticket item like this, the officer may not even bother to go through the hassle, and theres always a very good chance that he wont appear in court.

You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Let him do all the work.

(I shudda been a lawyer!)

DaveyD · 09-10-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Narc

For a small ticket item like this,

Small Ticket. I dont know, but to me 85 bucks isnt small ticket. Small ticket for me is a 6, or 10 dollar meter ticket here in Duluth.

streetglower · 09-10-2003

tickets arent cheap anymore, in texas they added a $30 traffic fee added to all fines. that cop had to be makinh his quota or he had nothing better to do than harrass people. I am not going to flame the officer, but what he did sounds like complete BS.

Narc · 09-11-2003

Please bare in mind that when I say "small ticket" i mean a ticket that is not even a moving violation. This is not a scenario of drunk or careless driving, a motor vehicle collision, pedestrian struck, or a breach of any statute that places other drivers on the roadway in danger (ie running a red light).

I never meant to minimise the impact the fine has on the guy, I was simply trying to help.

4bangin · 09-11-2003

nothing u can do. it is not legal to have a cover over your license plate. sorry, but i dont think you will win if you fight it. my freidn got pulled over after being at the carlisle car show for less than 10 min. everyone was speeding and doing burnouts and the cop pulled him over because he had a cover on his license plate. it was a tinted blue, once you get about 20 feet behind him, you cant see the blue letters on the pa license plate with that cover on it.

WannaBFast · 09-11-2003

umm it wasnt covered up.. it was a license plate frame simlar to the 7thgencivic plate frame... not a coverall

DaveyD · 09-11-2003

Take a pic of your car. I rememeber seeing it.

4bangin · 09-11-2003

oh then never minded. my post is pointless. haha.

BLCKOUT · 09-15-2003

Injen is right, when an officer runs your plate, the dispatcher will call back the information contained, it tells where your loan is out of, who registered to, VIN number, Expire date, purchase date of tag
allll that good stuff.

NCIC is cool :-)

ptechricer · 09-20-2003

They just passed a law here in dallas that if any liccesen plate frames block the number or the state it is illeagle. GAY

streetglower · 09-20-2003

That law is in all of texas, the fort bend sherriffs dept here in sugarland where pulling everyone over last night in my area giving them warnings on it, that is the stupidest law ever.