I was making a left onto a major street (Bellflower BLVD) to be exact and had my system blasted. As I passed Imperial HWY i noticed a cop tailgaiting me. He then suddenly turned on those bright ___ lights of his and made me pullover. To make this story a lil shorter; he gave me a ticket for having my radio too loud. He stated that he could hear it 50ft. away which gave him the OK to give me that ticket. I feel really stupid for blastin' my music but my question is, how much do you think i'll be paying for this ticket? On the ticket it stated that it was "non correctable" and also was informed that this is a traffic violation. Does anyone know how much i'll be paying?
jay_jay_n
12-14-2005, 08:07 AM
its always correctable.. i dunno whats invloved with a violation with blasting a radio but i would assume u would have to go to a judge or get an officer to sign off that u removed ur subs (temporarly if u do have subs) to show that u don't plan on blasting it so loud... other wise i don't kno how else u can prove ur not gonna be blasting ur stereo anymore. .good luck man.
tC9o9
12-14-2005, 08:12 AM
its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
Kilo6_one
12-14-2005, 08:49 AM
You will be paying around 135.00 or more, most tickets are now around 135.00 for anything..........tinted windows, noise polution, what not......135+35.00 traffic school fee+35.00 for traffic school.......
the way it used to be was they would send you a letter with some whacked out abil amount usually around 300.00, if you showed up to court it would get kicked down to half, or less, or thrown out, not the court does not have the time to deal with it that way, so they just send out a letter for 135.00, you pay it, along with the 35 fee for traffic school.
my speeding ticket was that way.
you cant correct a noise viloation, you can try to fight it, but its your word against the officers. My freind just got through dealing with the same ticket.
JOEinSD
12-14-2005, 11:23 AM
how often do people get ticketed for windows? cuz i have i think 25% front. and 20 in the back but i know that the back has no limits here in CA. just the front..which is NO TINT. pretty ___.. but i did mine anyway. looks way better. anyway, anyone know??
dgHotLava
12-14-2005, 11:34 AM
its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
you can always fight a ticket. (and you should)
djct_watt
12-14-2005, 12:28 PM
its always correctable.. i dunno whats invloved with a violation with blasting a radio but i would assume u would have to go to a judge or get an officer to sign off that u removed ur subs (temporarly if u do have subs) to show that u don't plan on blasting it so loud... other wise i don't kno how else u can prove ur not gonna be blasting ur stereo anymore. .good luck man.
Having a loud system is perfectly legal, and getting it removed will not earn you any points, nor correct anything.
However, it is illegal to make excessive noise (you are supposed to not turn up as to disturb other people). Unless you can prove that you weren't past the db limit, or that the officer was incompetent, you're going to be paying that fine.
Just stand outside your house at 11PM and start screaming. You'll get a ticket. . . even without a car. It's called DISTURBING THE PEACE. . . you can even be ticketed for blasting your home stereo or having friends over and talking too loud (if neighbors complain). Oh yes, it's true, and very possible.
YNPaul
12-14-2005, 02:01 PM
its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
you can always fight a ticket. (and you should)
Why should you always fight a ticket when you were clearly wrong? If you were in the wrong you should pay the ticket and fix yourself. Trying to scam your way through life is no way to live.
jasonbegin
12-14-2005, 04:15 PM
[quote=blackonblacktc]its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
you can always fight a ticket. (and you should)
Why should you always fight a ticket when you were clearly wrong? If you were in the wrong you should pay the ticket and fix yourself. Trying to scam your way through life is no way to live.[/qu
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u always fight it, at the leasy they knock it down.
101 of life bud
WeDriveScions
12-14-2005, 04:24 PM
I'd suggest not "Fighting" it per say...
When I got tickets a while back, I went into the judge and admitted it... and apologised.... They reduced both tickets I had back then significantly as a result...
Sound proof your car.... I can run insane loudness in my car and barely have it hearable outside...
YNPaul
12-14-2005, 04:30 PM
[quote=blackonblacktc]its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
you can always fight a ticket. (and you should)
Why should you always fight a ticket when you were clearly wrong? If you were in the wrong you should pay the ticket and fix yourself. Trying to scam your way through life is no way to live.[/qu
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u always fight it, at the leasy they knock it down.
101 of life bud
101 of life bud? Cheating the system? Being a scammer? No, 101 of life is being responsible and accepting fault for your own actions. Don't try to convince people that it is ok to be a criminal.
etli
12-14-2005, 05:12 PM
Try ticketassassin.com . He's got some good general advice.
Regarding fighting your noise ticket, was the ticket for "distrubing the peace" or something else? What was the exact citation #?
Mostly, you can fight tickets based on the technicality of it and wording of the law. ticketassassin is a kind of case law bank / clearinghouse / library for people who want to fight their tickets. You would have to pay though....
irishnut
12-14-2005, 05:21 PM
Here's what happened:
I was making a left onto a major street (Bellflower BLVD) to be exact and had my system blasted. As I passed Imperial HWY i noticed a cop tailgaiting me. He then suddenly turned on those bright butt lights of his and made me pullover. To make this story a lil shorter; he gave me a ticket for having my radio too loud. He stated that he could hear it 50ft. away which gave him the OK to give me that ticket. I feel really stupid for blastin' my music but my question is, how much do you think i'll be paying for this ticket? On the ticket it stated that it was "non correctable" and also was informed that this is a traffic violation. Does anyone know how much i'll be paying?
What state are you in?
How old are you?
Like Wedrivescions said, just plead guilty. If you do not take fault, then the judge will take you for someone that does not except responsibility for ones actions and will not be lenient at all. Dont just pay the fine. Go to court and plead guilty. There is a good chance the fine will-be reduced. That is depending on where you live and your age.
Big_Pimpin'
12-14-2005, 05:31 PM
First, addressing the ticket issue and whether or not to "fight" it:
You should always go to court on ANY ticket. Most tickets end up on your driving record and thus affect your insurance rates. If the ticket shows up on your record, you will be hard pressed to catch a break the next time you get pulled over. You will pay a fine, but the insurance co will not be put on notice that you like your radio loud, or drive a little fast sometimes.
Second, as for a "scam" this is far from the truth. As the son of a police officer and friend of many police officers, I can say I never saw a ticket issued to my father (even in Ohio). My friends are stopped, and when the badge is seen in the wallet, simply told to slow it down. It is a professional courtesy extended to others. How does this affect you? Well, because having an attorney and going to court will permit you (oftentimes) to take advantage of the same discount, like a "friends and family" deal.
Keep in mind that at least here in Michgan, when you are pulled over, the officer/tropper rights three speeds on your ticket: The posted speed limit, the speed he wrote you up for, and your actual speed. Those same speeds end up on your driving record. So when the officer says he gave you a "no point" ticket for going 25 over, he is probably right, but your rates wil still skyrocket because the insurance co will know how fast you were really going.
I have represented dozens of clients on traffic tickets, and only had one ticket end up on the client's driving record. They all paid a fine, but only one went on the record. The "ppoint" system used by the Secretary of State or DMV is just a reason for the insurance companies to charge more. If oy have a clean record, you can normally keep it clean. But once it gets dirty, it is harder to keep things off the record.
Good luck.
Stu_Gotti
12-14-2005, 05:42 PM
Join the club.. I believe I'm at around 9 now.. everything from 3 speeding tickets, 3 speeding warnings, 1 for tint, 1 for not having licence on front of vehicle, and one for being me.
FLINT
12-14-2005, 06:02 PM
scioncop knows these things but u might have to pay 130 . cuz when your music is up things vibrate and u cant hear anything else around u. this means u cant fight it.
Flecs
12-14-2005, 06:10 PM
i payed 110 for my noise ordinance violation... but i was parked and showing my system off to my freinds when the cop rolled up
curtydc
12-14-2005, 06:22 PM
it does not matter if you were parked or not, it's still a noise voilation. If by fighting the ticket you mean simply appologizing and requesting what you should do to prevent the problem and how you can not get in trouble again than by all means fight. But your not getting out of this ticket.
Kilo6_one
12-14-2005, 07:16 PM
in california CHP will pull you over just for having tinted windows, it happens all the time. and that is a 135.00 fine, im not sure if anyone mentioned tinted window is not longer a fix it ticket, its a moving violation. that is why the heavy fine.....
It all depends on the officer that is the one that pulls you over, his mood, your reaction. And word of advice, cops dont like young kids in flash loud cars. As you know CHP is getting more aggressive with modified vehicles, and if you drive a modded car your chances of getting pulled over no matter who you are are going up.
and remeber how you used to be able to show up in hopes the officer does not show? well in california atleast now they are required to go to court, if they dont they can get in alot of trouble, so that plan wont work, my advice..........pony up the cash, dont waste you time on a chance it might get thrown out by showing up, and turn your radio down.
JOEinSD
12-14-2005, 07:34 PM
in california CHP will pull you over just for having tinted windows, it happens all the time. and that is a 135.00 fine, im not sure if anyone mentioned tinted window is not longer a fix it ticket, its a moving violation. that is why the heavy fine.....
It all depends on the officer that is the one that pulls you over, his mood, your reaction. And word of advice, cops dont like young kids in flash loud cars. As you know CHP is getting more aggressive with modified vehicles, and if you drive a modded car your chances of getting pulled over no matter who you are are going up.
and remeber how you used to be able to show up in hopes the officer does not show? well in california atleast now they are required to go to court, if they dont they can get in alot of trouble, so that plan wont work, my advice..........pony up the cash, dont waste you time on a chance it might get thrown out by showing up, and turn your radio down.
if i get pulled over for something other than my tinted windows, and i roll my windows down before he comes up, you think he'll notice or acknowledge it? because someone once told me to roll my windows down if a cop is near..
Kilo6_one
12-14-2005, 08:37 PM
LOL, yeah that works, but some cops if they already saw you will make you roll them up half way, then your busted..........i got pulled over for speeding by CHP, i was lucky, all my windows are 5%. he did not even mention it, what i think is stupid is how in nevada, and Az. its legal......here its illegal. oh well......
apexjr
12-14-2005, 09:04 PM
It is a seriously stupid law. I'd fight it. I am not sure off the top of my head how I might word a defense,... but. I find it extremely stupid that a Harley with an ear drum breaking 110db exhaust that can be heard for a good 4 city blocks is completely legal. Or how your own exhaust can be quite loud and audiable for well over 50 feet, yet your STEREO can't be heard past 50 feet. Heck, most good stock stereos in all cars these days can be heard at 50 feet. It ain't that far away.
The law is the law,.. 50 feet? If that is true, you might have broke the 'law' and have to pay. But I'd take my 10-15 minutes in court to voice your opinion of the law in a nice manner so hopefully the judge might understand it's stupidness and let you go or drop the fine. In the grand scheme of things, we spend thousands and thousands of dollars on our systems, a 135 dollar ticket is squat.
chubster41
12-14-2005, 10:26 PM
hey bro it is correctable...
I had a ticket from earlier this year when I went to HIN and the ticket said non-correctable and come to find out when I was in court that it was correctable...
go and get it signed off
but about the 50ft...that is true just turn down ur music when u see a popo!
lyrictenor1
12-15-2005, 01:23 AM
Really tinted windows is $135? I got pulled over a couple of weeks ago for speeding--he let me off but got me for my tint--just a fix it ticket.
peckhammer
12-15-2005, 01:37 AM
its a ticket in which you just pay right, you cant really fight it... and its not a fix it
you can always fight a ticket. (and you should)
Why should you always fight a ticket when you were clearly wrong? If you were in the wrong you should pay the ticket and fix yourself. Trying to scam your way through life is no way to live.
Uh... cuz you're innocent until proven guilty?
>--
Peckhammer
unlimited77
12-15-2005, 04:55 AM
THe whole pig system is corrupted.....just pay and go. If they need more money they just pull some people over.
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FLINT
12-15-2005, 06:13 AM
oh yea, what were u playin?
deofaz
12-15-2005, 07:06 AM
stupid question prob....but cand CA cops ticket you if you are an out of state vehicle for too much tint. AZ's tint laws are pretty dark. i have limo on the back and one step up in the front
djct_watt
12-15-2005, 11:43 AM
stupid question prob....but cand CA cops ticket you if you are an out of state vehicle for too much tint. AZ's tint laws are pretty dark. i have limo on the back and one step up in the front
I'm not sure, but I'd imagine no, since your car is registered in another state. But since it's now a moving violation, I'm not sure how that works.
Kilo6_one
12-15-2005, 09:24 PM
i think you have some grace period, i think as long as you have a AZ plate they wont give you too much hassle, if they pull you over they would tell you to remove it.......not all violations are always ticketed, again its up to the officer.
Kilo6_one
12-15-2005, 09:26 PM
It is a seriously stupid law. I'd fight it. I am not sure off the top of my head how I might word a defense,... but. I find it extremely stupid that a Harley with an ear drum breaking 110db exhaust that can be heard for a good 4 city blocks is completely legal. Or how your own exhaust can be quite loud and audiable for well over 50 feet, yet your STEREO can't be heard past 50 feet. Heck, most good stock stereos in all cars these days can be heard at 50 feet. It ain't that far away.
The law is the law,.. 50 feet? If that is true, you might have broke the 'law' and have to pay. But I'd take my 10-15 minutes in court to voice your opinion of the law in a nice manner so hopefully the judge might understand it's stupidness and let you go or drop the fine. In the grand scheme of things, we spend thousands and thousands of dollars on our systems, a 135 dollar ticket is squat.
yeah its a dumb law, the harley thing burns me up too, you know cops wont mess with harleys, they probably own one themselves.........i think the noise law should apply to both car and harley's its not nessacary for a Harley to make that much noise, look at street bikes exahust, not very loud............
lyrictenor1
12-15-2005, 10:22 PM
Hey Kilo6, where'd you find out that having tint on the fronts is now a moving violation? What are your sources? It just sounds a little ludicrous that having front tint would be a moving violation Just curious... It'll help me decided if I want to tint the fronts again...
djct_watt
12-15-2005, 10:24 PM
On my street, I'm woken up more often by bumping teenagers with subs than harleys. . . they usually avoid riding late at night in my experience. . .
. . . I know most of you bump your systems in commercial areas, but I hate the kids that do it on residential streets, with their windows open, in the freezing winter. I have subs too, but I turn it down on a residential street.
Kilo6_one
12-16-2005, 03:17 AM
i work for a sherrif officer/ attorney. i know it sounds redicoulous.........but it is a point on your record if you dont go to traffic school.
lyrictenor1
12-19-2005, 10:48 PM
Do you where I can read up on this? My ticket said "correctable" but I really don't want to get the point on my record if i can avoid it. That's really stupid if you get a point on the driving record for this.
The ticket was issued in late november. When did this take effect?
chrisholmes
12-20-2005, 05:16 AM
always fight your tickets!
i have about 4 speeding tickets i have beaten in 3 years ... got 1 in the pipeline.
also redlight tickets are easy to beat too. don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
go CHP!!! they love playing "Let's Find The Guy That Looks Like He Can Afford A Ticket"....
i love them too.... total CHP man hours wasted on me: 1153 (roughly the salary of a court clerk for one year)[/img]
chrisholmes
09-07-2006, 05:58 AM
i received my "bail" refund check in the mail today for this bullsh*t... cops are stupid. judges are worse. the guy i had (a commissioner?) rolled his eyes at me and i got my case dropped by the head justice dude because i complained about him and he had numerous other complaints? luck? i don't know but this is 3 speeding tickets in a row dropped!
fight your tickets!
got a clean record for the bullrun now. (check out www.bullruncasting.com)
skateperception
09-07-2006, 02:14 PM
All you gotta do is get a lawyer...... My roomate has 6 DWI's, only 1 is still pending and the rest have been thrown out. Not to mention 3 of them were in the same week!
Granted he's paid over 15k in legal fees, but you can pretty much get away with murder with a lawyer.......... I'm lookin at you OJ.