Drivers May See Longer Yellow Lights at Camera Enforced Intersections

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Drivers May See Longer Yellow Lights at Camera Enforced Intersections –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

There is a new California Assembly bill in the works that could benefit motorists and reduce red light camera violations. This bill seeks to amend the Vehicle Code to require all yellow lights at camera enforced intersections be lengthened by one second. The bill would also require a ticket be dismissed if the local governmental agency or local authority does not comply with the longer yellow light change intervals.   –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Some Drivers Get to Clear Traffic Tickets at Video Kiosks

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Some Drivers Get to Clear Traffic Tickets at Video Kiosks –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

Drivers can now clear traffic tickets and in certain cases see a judge face to face using video kiosks located in a few San Antonio grocery stores.

As reported by WOAI.com News, video kiosks connected to the municipal court put people face-to-face with a judge, allowing everyone to skip the hassle of driving down to the courthouse.  The video kiosk allows you to talk to someone immediately at the court and a clerk will first screen a case then bring in a judge to take a plea. Those who use the kiosk will be able to request probation or a driver’s safety course and pay for the ticket at the kiosk.

In light of budget cuts and courtroom closures, many California drivers who are ticketed face considerable wait times to get through to a court clerk whether it is over the phone or in person, and could definitely benefit from traffic ticket video kiosks.-  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Red Light Camera Bill May Eliminate Certain Rights

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Many cities all across California are no longer using red light camera enforcement. Many believe this is due to the fact cities are losing money since so many red light camera tickets are being thrown out by judges.

A new California Assembly Bill (666) introduced by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, seeks to make red light camera tickets administrative tickets. As reported by OC Weekly those who are not in favor of the bill believe it:

  •     Eliminates Your Right to a Trial if You Get a Red Light Camera Ticket
  •     Makes You Responsible for the Ticket Even When Someone Else Is Driving
  •     Sets up “Administrative Hearing” Courts Run By Those Who Gave You the Ticket
  •     Makes it so no Evidence Other than the Ticket Itself is Needed to Convict You
  •     Leaves no Right to Face Your Accuser
  •     Makes it so you Are Assumed Guilty and Have to Prove Your Innocence
  •     Makes it so You Will Have to Pay a Fee If You Want Your Case Heard in Court
  •     Expands the Use of Photo Enforcement to Other Traffic Violations 

–  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Senate Bill 1303 Would Bring Favorable Changes to the Red Light Camera Ticketing Process

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Senate Bill 1303 Would Bring Favorable Changes to the Red Light Camera Ticketing Process – blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

New bill that is working its way through state Senate would add restrictions to the red light camera ticketing process (big ones), and work in favor of wrongfully ticketed motorists.

The goal of the bill is said to protect the rights of drivers who are erroneously ticketed. The bill, authored by Senator Joe Simitian, would prohibit tickets that are sent out by the police departments requesting information on the identity of the driver in order to have the ticket cleared. See more about this bill on the California Legislative Information website at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.-  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how ticketbust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Is or Isn’t Red Light Camera Evidence Admissible? Soon to be Answered by CA Supreme Court

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Is or Isn’t Red Light Camera Evidence Admissible? Soon to be Answered by CA Supreme Court– blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

Californians may soon get the long awaited question answered: “Is or Isn’t Red Light Camera Evidence Admissible, and if so what are the Rules”.

Two recent court of appeal cases (People v. Borzakian and People v. Goldmith) each decided differently as to the reliability, accuracy, and admissibility of the evidence (namely photographs and video) gathered by red light camera enforcement systems used in court by officers during their testimony. The Supreme Court of California has agreed to first review People v. Goldsmith. The review of Borzakian will be dependent upon the outcome of the Goldsmith review. In any event the Supreme Court Decision will be very important to the area of red light camera tickets. Depending on which way the court decides, it could make it a lot easier to get red light camera tickets dismissed and more difficult for the officers putting on evidence about the cameras in court. –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how ticketbust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

If You Set Off A Red Light Camera, It Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Will Get A Ticket

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If You Set Off A Red Light Camera, It Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Will Get A Ticket – blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

Red Light traffic enforcement cameras are set up at intersections to get a clear shot of you running a red light. If the photo isn’t clear enough then the employees viewing the photos may disregard the ticket since they don’t have clear evidence.

The next step if the police feel they have enough evidence is usually to send you a notice asking you to sign a form and mail back to them. At this point if you don’t fill out the form and mail it back then there is no real ticket in the mix. A real ticket isn’t filed with the court till you send back that form identifying yourself as the driver or someone else.

If you are concerned about getting a red light ticket in the mail, you won’t have to worry for too long. If it’s been more than 2 weeks since the time you think you set off the red light camera then chances are you won’t be getting a ticket. Police have slightly more than 2 weeks (15 – days) to issue the ticket otherwise you may be able to get it invalidated. –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how ticketbust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Red Light Camera Tickets in the City of Los Angeles

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Last summer the city of Los Angeles decided to stop using red light cameras to ticket violators. It was rumored that an LA City Red Light Camera tickets did not have to be paid however it was never made official. Until now…

Just recently, the media has been buzzing after the Los Angeles Police Commission made an announcement that they would no longer be pursuing those with unpaid Red Light Tickets issued by city of Los Angeles.

Unfortunately this recent buzz has also caused much confusion. People are wondering if they still have to pay for a ticket issued, not necessarily in the City of LA, but the County of LA, and if they currently have a court date set up for an old red light camera ticket issued by the City of LA if they still have to show up?

There are still cameras being operated throughout the county of LA and if you received one of those, it is unfortunately a valid ticket. As for red light camera tickets issued by the City, the cameras were shut off last summer so you should not have received one after that time period.

If you received one prior to the time they were shut off and never responded to the court to pay the thing rumor has it you no longer have to pay. If you received a LA city traffic ticket prior to the time the cameras were shut off and you have a pending court date with the court and you choose to ignore at this point, you risk getting a Failure to Appear, which is classified as a misdemeanor in most cases. –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how ticketbust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

This blog was written to provide information related to traffic tickets in California, is based on opinion only, is not legal advice, and is for informational purposes only.

Red Light Camera Tickets No Longer Issued In LA City But Still in County

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Red Light Camera Tickets No Longer Issued In LA City But Still in County– blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.

In July of 2011 the City of Los Angeles chose to shut down their Red Light Traffic Enforcement Cameras set up at various intersections around the city. There has been much confusion since then because there are still cities within the County of Los Angeles that ARE still issuing tickets. If you get a Los Angeles Red Light traffic ticket, call us so we can help!

You won’t get a ticket from the actual City of Los Angeles anymore but know there are still numerous camera enforced intersections within the county of Los Angeles including Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Van Nuys, and West Hollywood and these cities are still issuing red light camera tickets which are valid and enforceable (although maybe not for long with more and more cities across the state attempting to shut down or suspend their cameras). –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how ticketbust.com can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Don’t Wind Up Paying for A Ticket You Didn’t have to in the First Place

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Don’t Wind Up Paying for A Ticket You Didn’t have to in the First Place -blog submitted by www.ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

You don’t want to wind up paying for a ticket when you didn’t have to in the first place do you? This is a topic we have blogged about in the past but it’s important enough to revisit, because too many people receive notices from police departments or out of state camera company that are meant to fish for information, like your driver’s license number, and to get you to tell on yourself (or someone else) for a red light violation.

Either on the notice itself or an attach page, will be blank lines with fields for you to fill in. If you don’t fill out the back of this notice and send it back to the agency requesting the information from you then they won’t have enough to pin the violation on you and a get a real ticket issued to you through the court. Once you give up this information, the information can be used to get a real ticket filed with the courthouse.

Be very suspicious if you don’t the court house listed on the notice. Be wary if you don’t see a due date.  Be careful if you don’t see a fine amount listed.  You could even go so far as to go on the website for the court in the county the violation supposedly occurred in and do a search for the ticket. You could also try calling the court you think the ticket would have been issued in and inquire if there is any record of a ticket being issued to you, most likely there will not be!

Red light camera tickets can be tricky so it doesn’t hurt to get professional help. –  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

 If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.

Knowing What Not to Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Just as Important For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form

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Knowing What Not to Include In A Trial By Declaration Statement Is Just as Important For Successfully Fighting Your Traffic Ticket In The Written Form -blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets.  

 

A Trial by Written Declaration is one of the best ways to get your ticket dismissed and since the average time a judge spends reviewing a Trial by Declaration is only about 5 – 10 minutes, knowing what to include in a Trial by Declaration statement is crucial for successfully fighting your traffic ticket in the written form. It is however just as important to know what not to include. 

 

A Trial by Declaration statement:

 

  • ·         Should not contain lengthy discussion of irrelevant facts
  • ·         Should not bad mouth the officer
  • ·         Should not contain un-professional language
  • ·         Should not contain information about past violations or violations unrelated to the ticket you are currently fighting
  • ·         Should not be handwritten because you want it to be easily read
  • ·         Should avoid admitting guilt

 

–  blog submitted by ticketbust.com, helping drivers contest and dismiss their traffic tickets. 

If you get cited for a red light photo ticket, contact us at www.ticketbust.com or call us at (800) 850-8038.  For Spanish, please visit www.Combatesuticket.com or call (818) 584-3689.  For more information on how TicketBust can help to beat your cell phone ticket, visit www.fightcellphonetickets.com or call (800) 850-8038.