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Its not what you think... it wasn't for speeding... but rather for playing "loud music while driving"... I was driving to work and listening to Pink Floyd and got pulled over... I looked up the ordinance and it says that the sound has to be clearly heard at 100 feet from the car... Absolutely no way would it be heard at 100 feet, it wouldn't even be heard at 20 feet... I am going to fight it but I hear that it doesn't matter and most cases, the defendants lose anyways... not feeling good about it and definitely not happy about it... feels like they were just trying to make money since they couldn't catch any speeders today...
I wonder if tailpipes fall under the same ordance as music?
In some places (after searching the web) it appears that it does... I didn't even realize that police departments of decibel monitors... If I did, I would of asked her to show it to me... and I bet you, she wouldn't have it... I hope police officers don't lie while in court.... in case she does lie, is there any recourse for me?
I am hoping that the officer doesn't lie to say that she was 100 feet away from me... she was at most 20 feet away from me when she pulled out the driveway and started following me 10 feet away (literally, right next to me)... my music was not that loud at all and that is what makes me mad... it was stock speakers and radio... no amplifier... windows were completely rolled up at all times... it was completely bogus... I feel like she was just trying to "make revenue"...
You can hire a lawyer to fight it or you could fight it yourself, depending on your aptitude and how valuable your time is.
NMA has a good lawyer referral website.
Frequently if you contest small tickets like this the cop won't show up and you can ask for dismissal based on that.
The overall strategy to fight this sort of thing would be to subpoena the officer's training records, the calibration records for the equipment, and in general see if you can find a fault in their case.
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