re: Got issued a speeding ticket through the mail. Put in trash?

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What town if you don't mind me asking?

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I'm going to guess it's in Winnfield on HWY 167. They have one too close (according to state law for unmanned speed enforcement) to a drop from 45 to 35 and the trailer is actually close enough to read speed prior to a vehicle coming into the 35 zone. Their police chief bragged about how many tickets they've been issuing and how residents shouldn't be concerned because they were only issuing tickets to non-residents. It's a cash grab that won' stand up if it went to court, which the way they issue and enforce it's not something that would advance to court or a warrant. They just want an out of towner to see it get scared at whatever vague language they use and then send them a check. It may not be Winnfield, but I know several people who have been hit with those going from Lafayette to North La over the last 6 months or so.

trash

"what ticket? prove I received it, not that you sent it but that I actually acknowledged receipt via signing for certified mail"

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Those speed camera’s actually should be illegal in La because you have no way of defending yourself.

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Not only that, but there's no way for them to prove who was driving.

It's kind of a problem to issue a citation to someone who may not have even been in the car.

I have had 18 of the ones that say I didn’t come to a full stop at a stop sign. ( I do and the video shows it)

5 for speeding.

Everyone goes in the trash.

I called the number on the first one I got and the lady told me they are a private company and are not affiliated with any kind of Government or police.

That’s all I got.

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Do you have the opportunity to face your accuser in a court of law and defend yourself? If not, they can't do anything to you for not paying it.

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I actually got one in New Orleans and took it the distance.

There is no court, they use some magistrate that I never heard of on a zoom call. An officer testified the machine was in working order and certified.

They show you a video of your vehicle. I asked to see a picture of the driver to prove it was me and they said they could not for privacy reasons. I told them I was not driving and was not responsible. She found me guilty anyway, and I laughed and said what kind of kangaroo money grab court is this to find a guilty verdict with zero proof of the perpetrator committing the crime.

I was then told it was a civil matter and not a criminal one. So they can’t do anything. I told them the check was in the mail….

I throw away tickets like that all the time. Do not pay it unless the cop actually issues you a ticket in person

Was it certified? If not then they can’t prove you got it

No. The law only covers speed cameras. I bet Baker PD is pissed right about now....

You license plate will be flagged. If you get pulled over again after the due date on that ticket, you could be jailed until you pay the ticket.

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I throw away tickets like that all the time. Do not pay it unless the cop actually issues you a ticket in person

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Next time snap a pic of the ticket on top of the trash in your trash can, print it out, mail the picture back to them.