while sitting at a traffic light i observed a police car traveling at an excessive speed right in front of me ,as i pulled out into the intersection and made a left turn the officers made a u-turn got behind me pulled me over and said i was sitting in the padestrian cross walk ,my assumtion of this is they wanted probable cause to searh me an my car,as fast as these guys were going no way they saw me in the intersection i've traveled the same route for the last 5 years and have never had this problem and yes officers have seen me at that intersection for many years .by the way i live in compton ca. the worse play to drive in the city ,very heavy police presence at all times .

it is time to take a stand and file complaints for racial profiling when you are stopped and the police give lame reasons or even lie to pull you over and issue tickets. this has happened too many times to my husband when he is driving alone and me when i am driving with him. every complaint filed has to be documented with the attorney general.

i got a ticket for miner with beer and it said i have misdermeanor for the ticket and i'm only 20 year old and would like to know what this mean on the ticket?
thx u!

how about fail to control .

i received a ticket for being under the age of 21 and having a bac of .01% or higher while operating a motor vehicle...however, the officer wrote down on the ticket that it was an infraction and not a misdemeanor...what are the consequences i am facing...does it being an infraction benefit me?

i got pulled over today for speeding as a infraction, plus they also wrote me up for no license as a misdemeanor, and they took away my car, they said its store, so does that mean someone with a licence could pick it up anytime or do i have to wait? and how much would the fine come up to be for everything?

i got a ticket the other day because the cop claims that she didn't see me stop at the stop sign. on the ticket, she marked "traffic". does this mean that it's an infraction and not a misdemeanor? she didn't even care to hear my story. my guess is she probably had a fight with her bf or husband that morning. either way, i want to fight it. i took a route that was different and the stop sign was obstructed. it was also raining and my wipers were on. i had just nearly missed a crash b/c a car had ran a stop sign and almost hit me at the left side. i sped up so i wouldn't get killed. since it was raining, my wipers were on, and the stop sign was obstructed, i didn't see it until the last minute. i did step on my brakes, however, and made a left turn. i know no one was around, no car, no pedestrian. since it was not my usual route, i didn't know to expect a stop sign. anyway, it's ironic how the cop gave me the ticket when someone else didn't even stop and almost killed me.

can i get jail time for a infraction, also can i be eligible for community services.

no you cannot get jail time for infractions only greater crimes like misdemeanors, felony etc..

hi i got pulled over for one of my passengers not having a seat belt on but on top of that i didnt know that one of my other passengers had a open container in the car which i got a ticket for. i looked it up on sdcourt.ca.gov and it stated that a ticket for an open container is $70.00 and that was only for the open container no ticket for the seat belt but why did i get a ticket for $322.00 in the mail for an open container????????????

i was on the side of the road with another car, we were transferring people (passengers). a cop shows up, just as the car ahead of me started to pull back on the road. he pulls both of us over for drag racing. misdemeanors. my court date is in 2 days. we were both on the side of the road when he showed up, and theres no way he could've given us a ticket for speeding or anything else. what should i do?

about 3 years ago, i went out with my friends, had couple of drinks and was driving home on the freeway. i hear a siren behind me so i got startled and changed lanes not seeing the car beside me. when the cops pulled me over, they did the breathlizer and all the test. they arrested me and took me to the station. when i did the breathlizer again at the station, it was under the limit. i hired a lawyer and he fought it to drag racing. i believe which is a misdemeanor. now, i'm trying to apply to this company and they do background checks. i'm kind of freaking out. would it show that it was related to alcohol or does it show in details in my background check?? i don't know what to do. do i inform my employer about it?? if its just a misdemeanor they don't ask right? if its not a felony? please help me.

i was driving without a license with 4 minors in the car. i am 16 and recently got my permit. i lost control of the car and crashed into a small tree which popped my tire and dented the front of the car. a police man drove by the intersection saw my popped tire and pulled over. he said i got a misdemeanor and must appear in court.

my boyfriend got a "notice to appear" ticket && misdemeanor is checked. he got it because he was going 40mph on a 25mph residential area && also got caught for driving with only a permit. btw. he's 19y/o && recently got his driver's license. in addition to that, he has a 22450 (c)vc---failure to stop at a stop sign. (he did the california roll).
anyway, it seems like he has to go to court for three violations: misdemeanor (driving w/o license), and a couple of infractions (speeding && not stopping at a stop sign).
what are the chances that he'll have the case dismissed? && what should we do to at least lower fines or just drop the whole case altogether?

i just recieved another ticket last night for not having pads while in the skatepark- i wasnt skating but the bicycle cops that swarmed the place gave me a ticket which was marked as an infraction- any way to fight this?

i received a ticket for 21650c wrong side of road during construction. i was just trying to talk to the cop, which he took as "arguing". i said, please dont talk down to me. he became livid and gave me a ticket. two cars later on did the exact same thing i did, but did not get tickets, "because they did not argue" the cop said.

i just recently was pulled over at night for driving too slow and the officer smelled marijuana in the car and searched the car. he found about a 20 sack of weed in a jacket that i said belonged to my father, since it is his truck. through his search the cop also found my fake id in my wallet.
then he said i was under arrest but instead of going to jail i have a citation with a court date. so i was written up for two misdemeanors! my court date is in a month and i have no idea what to do! i can't lose my liscence....i need it to get back and forth from school and for my job. what do i do?!!

i just recently was pulled over at night for driving too slow and the officer smelled marijuana in the car and searched the car. he found about a 20 sack of weed in a jacket that i said belonged to my father, since it is his truck. through his search the cop also found my fake id in my wallet.
then he said i was under arrest but instead of going to jail i have a citation with a court date. so i was written up for two misdemeanors! my court date is in a month and i have no idea what to do! i can't lose my liscence....i need it to get back and forth from school and for my job. what do i do?!!

a friend of mine was driving my car - the registration hasexpired. i had told dmv of my change of address but they sent the notice of renewal to the old address so he was cited for an infarction and the owner of the vehicle (me) was asked to appear in court to explain. of course i will go - but what do i do since it was really not my fault. what do say to the judge.

alright so i was outside of my friends house smoking a cigarette with 2 other friends of which all are 18 including me. an undercover cop pulled up and there was a beer underneath the truck bed which i was sitting on and he ordered me to empty out my pockets and het then ordered me to stand up as he searched through my pockets and everything. i recieved a misdemeanor citation ticket for the minor in posession. now when i did some research on this topic i saw that a decent amount of people had had there misdemeanor changed and reduced to an infraction which seems to carry a far less severe punishment. i was wondering what circumstances usually persuade a court or judge to lower this misdemeanor charge. my record is clean and this occurred in sonoma county if you is familiar with their court systems. thanks

my car has a small green light on top of the hood and i was cited for cvc 24003 (unlawful lighting)??? is the light that i have really a violation for cvc 24003?

i got charged with a misdemeanor for using a fake id at a club in sb. is there anything i can do such as classes on alcohol awareness to get the charged dropped to an infraction?

i got a ticket for and open container which really wasnt mine but i was driving my friends car and they gave me and infraction for it how much trouble am i in its my first ticket

i recieved a possesion of less than a oz. of marijuana

me and my girlfriend got pulled over for not wearing our seatbelts (california) & we both got a "fix-it ticket" for the seatbelt. and because i was driving her car and she did not have proof of insurance, i have a court date. hopefully it's simple and we just have to provide proof that we did have insurance on the car.

i used my second car's tags on my expired suv plates. got stopped and sited with a misdemeaner.

I know someone who was cited for a violation of tailgating/ while drinking in a non tailgating area. He just finished his MA in Educationwith PPS Credential to become a School Counselor. Will this undermine his ability to secure a job in the education fieldor for the County once the background is done.

I got a reckless driving and provisional ticket. I am 16 years old and have had my license for 1 month. The provisional was for having two passengers in my car and reckless driving was for something real dumb. The reckless driving was misdemeanors and having passengers was infraction. What does this mean?
Thank you

i recently got caught shoplifting a $32 bra at kohls. I receieved a DUI when i was 18 but i have never had any convictions for any type of theft. Is it possible to get it dismissed with proof of good grades? Or at the least reduce to a 490.1 without a lawyer. I honestly can't afford on but my brother is one, although he can only give me advise because he has been in trouble to due to his bipolar episodes.

i got an infraction for not paying my fare on metro link

I got a Misdemeanor for turning on a red light when there is no sign saying "no right turn on red".

I was sitting at a park bench with my 12 year old dog who was off the leash and was given a ticket for it.....on the citation it stated an Infraction there was a comment on the citation as well for a verbal warning for littering..my dog is old and has hip troubles..and is and never has been an aggressive dog, loves kids and is extremely well behaved ..I do have photos of her laying down next to the bench on the day of the incident and the photo shows that there were no children people or other dogs anywhere near her...her rabies shots are current however her dog license was not current on the date of the incident, but it is now. I am just curious what the process is and how much a ticket might be and how long an infraction stays on my record?

oh well i got misdemeanor because i was in my school with some friends we saw the cops outside we ran and then they went to go look for us and found us i am 16 and was out at 11pm ..what can the judge do too me ???

I got pulled over and i don't have a CDL i got pulled over because failed to stop for people c/walk. pls help me understand what kind of trouble i'm in.

I was pulled over while driving with out a license. I went to court and I remember the judge saying that it was going to considered an infraction. Even the paper they gave me said infraction. I decided to do community service but was not able to complete it (86 hours, deadline was Oct 2009). The paper says that if i don't show the proof of my community service, I will not get credit, and the case will be referred to a collections agency. It also says not making the payments may cause a warrant to be issued for my arrest o more fines and suspension of my license. Any ideas of what will happen to me? Im enrolled in a University and I dont want this to affect my financial aid

Light was not on. However, when officer stopped me I already turned the lights. I took a court date to fight against.

i am 17 n i got caught drivin with alchhal in my system i think my bac was less then 0.01% and the cop took away my license and gave me a temperary one and said i got an infaction and let me go with my car..i live in california..do u think i will be able to get my licence back????

I was out partying with some friends...decided to leave, had opened beer in my car but I wasnt drinking that night anyways so we take off and I forgot to turn my headlights on, cop pulls me over he comes to driver side and shines his light at my face and I also had a flashlight so i was dumb enough to shine my light at his face, so he calls in for back up and when his partners get there they pull me and my friends out of the car and one of the officers cuffed me and threw me in the back of his patrol car they searched my car and they find a noz tank and the beer cans but they dont find my proof of insurance (which was in my glovebox) and i thought i was going to jail that night but he let me go i got a ticket with no correctable violations they are: "VC 24400(A)- driving without headlights after dark" and "VC 160286(A)No Proof." It didnt say anywhere on the ticket that i had posession of alcohol or the noz tank.
About 2 weeks later i recieve 2 letters in the mail from my local police department stating that the officer had made a mistake on my offenses so he changed the violation codes i misplaced one but i have one its the one about no proof of insurance he changed it, it whent from "VC 16028(A)" to "VC 16828(A)NO PROOF OF INSURANCE" so i dont know what that code means now and i have to go to court and get this! my bail is $50 with proof of correction for my violations but since they are both marked with not correctable i cant pay those $50 and it also says i can bail with 1,047 with no proof of correction...my question is what do you think will happen if i go to court? why is the bail with no proof of correction so high? This is in CA by the way....can anyone help me??

I was rurning right at no traffic sign.I stoped momenterily at the stop sign and took my Rt.turn.At that moment no other cars were seen at all sides yet a cop followed me and issued me a ticket for INFRACTION.He insisted I didn't stop at the sign.This is not true.I am asked to appear on the county court.please adice what should I do.thanks

Hi,
I got a speeding ticket this morning (Infraction).
The officer told me that he is marking me for 3 miles over the limit (68mph against 65mph) even when the expwy limit said 45mph.
He further told me that he suggests to contest in the court, so incase if he doesn't show up the ticket will be waived off.
So in a nutshell I was 23mph over on a 45mph limit expwy, what should i do? Should I contest...or pay the fine or what else are my options?

Thanks,
Shax

I USUALLY JUST PAY THE FINE. HERE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU CAN GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL AND THEY WILL REMOVE THE TICKET AWAY IF YOU TAKE TRAFFIC SCHOOL.

IF YOU GO TO COURT, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE DRAMA, AND NO ONE GUARANTEES YOU THAT THE POLICE GUY WILL NOT SHOW UP. IF YOU CONTEST AND YOU ARE FOUND GUILTY, YOU WILL HAVE FURTHER CONSEQUENCES, IF YOU KNOW YOU WERE SPEEDING, BEST IS YOU PAY THE TICKET AND AVOID ALL THE COURT DRAMA.

My son had the chp show up at my house looking for someone who was driving my car on the freeway and they said someone made a complaint about him shining a laser pointer at them. My son has a laser pointer and was shining it at signs along the road in rush hour. (Not good) but he denies he shone it at whatever car it was with intent to harass. Can someone just call in a plate and cause you to have to go to court for something you don't believe you intentionally did and you don't even know who is accusing you?

I received a ticket for illegal fireworks on the 4th of July, I got a 1,000 fine, that's all, no court date or anything like that but I cannot pay the fine. What should I do? I have until September to pay.

Location: Long Beach, CA
I got an "infraction" for speeding. I was going 85 in the fast lane on the freeway on a saturday morning (following the speed of traffic) The speed limit is 65. I just got off work =(
What happens next?
Ticket?
Point on my record?
Can I even argue that I was going the speed of traffic and I have a good record.