LoboGunLeather
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Hey there Scooter-don't bash our little fiefdoms and we won't bash Mother England!
Of course, as always, the French are fair game
Gotta love the French! They are always there when they need us.
To Pay A Speeding Ticket
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Gotta love the French! They are always there when they need us.
Pisgah
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Write to the Attorney General, with a copy to the Governor. You will get results, believe it or not...
That's how we did it in the Republica de Panama...and Mexico.
Do you still have the $5 ticket?
I remember giving the LEO a $10 bill and told him to keep the extra five since I was traveling round trip.
Talk about a needle in a haystack....LOL
Found that dash cam video.
And you are correct my friend.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHT9kBEZR7o[/ame]
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OP
Last night I wrote a letter to the address on the back of my ticket explaining my problem, and included a copy of the ticket. It was to the Judge of the Probate Court of Crisp County Georgia.
Then I got the phone number of the Crisp County Clerk of Courts, and went onto the Crisp County Sheriff's Dept web site to get their number. While on their web site I saw a link to leave feedback.
I put in my name and number, On the section "Have you had contact with an employee of Crisp County Sheriff's Office" I clicked yes. On the next section where it asks "If yes how would you describe the encounter" I wrote the officer was professional, and friendly.
Then at the bottom I explained about the problems I was having trying to pay the ticket, and submitted it.
Got up this morning and put the letter in my mailbox, then came in to fix breakfast, and check my phone. I had a missed call and voicemail from GA ST GOVT. The message was from Major Cathy Childs asking me to call her back.
I did and she said someone informed her of the feedback I'd left. She looked up the citation, and called the officer that wrote it. She said "you made a mistake by speeding, the office made a mistake writing the citation." I dropped it from a speeding ticket to a warning for you. Also told me she just saved me $277!
She did say if I never paid it, they would have contacted Florida to suspend my license, and if I got pulled over I'd been arrested.
Turned out to be a most great day! I did remember to take the letter out of the mailbox.
When I was pulled over, I rolled the windows down, shut the car off, and had both hands holding the top of the steering wheel. I was respectful and answered all the questions he asked...where you going, where you coming from, why were you there? I could have been a jerk like I see a lot of people are on YouTube, and not answered him, but what would I have gained?
By me treating him with respect he lowered my speed from 89 to 84 MPH saving me a possible reckless driving charge, 2 points on my license, and it being reported to my insurance company.
Then I got the phone number of the Crisp County Clerk of Courts, and went onto the Crisp County Sheriff's Dept web site to get their number. While on their web site I saw a link to leave feedback.
I put in my name and number, On the section "Have you had contact with an employee of Crisp County Sheriff's Office" I clicked yes. On the next section where it asks "If yes how would you describe the encounter" I wrote the officer was professional, and friendly.
Then at the bottom I explained about the problems I was having trying to pay the ticket, and submitted it.
Got up this morning and put the letter in my mailbox, then came in to fix breakfast, and check my phone. I had a missed call and voicemail from GA ST GOVT. The message was from Major Cathy Childs asking me to call her back.
I did and she said someone informed her of the feedback I'd left. She looked up the citation, and called the officer that wrote it. She said "you made a mistake by speeding, the office made a mistake writing the citation." I dropped it from a speeding ticket to a warning for you. Also told me she just saved me $277!
She did say if I never paid it, they would have contacted Florida to suspend my license, and if I got pulled over I'd been arrested.
Turned out to be a most great day! I did remember to take the letter out of the mailbox.
When I was pulled over, I rolled the windows down, shut the car off, and had both hands holding the top of the steering wheel. I was respectful and answered all the questions he asked...where you going, where you coming from, why were you there? I could have been a jerk like I see a lot of people are on YouTube, and not answered him, but what would I have gained?
By me treating him with respect he lowered my speed from 89 to 84 MPH saving me a possible reckless driving charge, 2 points on my license, and it being reported to my insurance company.
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I was once pulled over and given a ticket for expired tags. The officer that pulled me over was a Sherwood city officer. The offense took place within the city limits. When he handed me the ticket, he told me that he had marked the ticket for the county court, but then scratched that out and marked the Sherwood Municipal court. " Been working alot in the county." Told me to deal with the municipal court. I went to the clerk for the municipal court. She told me that she didn't have a copy of the ticket, probably just taking awhile. She then used my copy and told me that if I got new tags, she could lower my fine considerably. This I did and paid her the fine and went on my way.
Fast forward a couple months and I get a notice in the mail that my DL is suspended for non-payment of traffic fines. The only one it could be is the Sherwood Incident. I called the clerk at the municipal court to find out what is going on. And all this with me leaving for Sturgis in 2 days. The clerk says, "Let me figure this out and I'll call you back." She calls me back and tells me that the ticket was sent to the County Court by mistake. And the county court says, "We have the citation, we want our money. Don't care what happened in Sherwood."
So, the municipal court clerk refunds my money and I have to go to the county and pay my fine. Which of course is the full amount of the citation. On a Friday afternoon. The next day I left for Sturgis, not knowing what status my DL would show on a computer search. Never got pulled over, so I didn't have to find out, but it was pretty nerve racking.
Fast forward a couple months and I get a notice in the mail that my DL is suspended for non-payment of traffic fines. The only one it could be is the Sherwood Incident. I called the clerk at the municipal court to find out what is going on. And all this with me leaving for Sturgis in 2 days. The clerk says, "Let me figure this out and I'll call you back." She calls me back and tells me that the ticket was sent to the County Court by mistake. And the county court says, "We have the citation, we want our money. Don't care what happened in Sherwood."
So, the municipal court clerk refunds my money and I have to go to the county and pay my fine. Which of course is the full amount of the citation. On a Friday afternoon. The next day I left for Sturgis, not knowing what status my DL would show on a computer search. Never got pulled over, so I didn't have to find out, but it was pretty nerve racking.
I am so glad you persisted and it turned out so well for you.
And to think you will be having a Gravely ZeroTurn delivered tomorrow to boot.
Kevin's world is a happy place right now.
And to think you will be having a Gravely ZeroTurn delivered tomorrow to boot.
Kevin's world is a happy place right now.
And you don't have to be doing anything wrong if you have out of state plates. I live in PA and I was going to a banquet in MD. When I got off the freeway, I had a MD State Trooper on my tail when I was going up the ramp. I made sure I was running on the slow side of the speed limit. I watched the cruiser in my rear view mirror and saw the MD State Trooper repeatedly looking down and to the right. I suspect he was running my plate.
LVSteve
Member
The police in the developed world run plates all the time, either manually or by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). ANPR is frequently used in Europe with static cameras at bridges, tunnels, or other traffic hotspots. The numbers get compared to the stolen database or the 'request information on the whereabouts of' list from the anti-terrorist, gang or local PD intel group. Before ANPR the motorway cops in England used to run 'block checks' on every vehicle they could see in a service station/rest stop car park. It was SOP. I'm surprised that you are not aware of this. Big Brother isn't coming, he's been watching for a while.
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Kevin, good thing you did not take my advice. Next time you go to Cincy give me a shout as you go through ATL so we can do lunch.
He saved you more than that:
Speeding ticket fines in Georgia vary depending on the severity of the speeding and the location of the violation. Here are some typical fines for a first speeding ticket in Georgia:
5 miles per hour or less: No fine
6-10 miles per hour over: $47.13
11-14 miles per hour over: $149.50
15-18 miles per hour over: $186.13
19-23 miles over: $222.75
24-33 miles over: $735.50
Slow it down. 89 mph is excessive on I75.
Woke from a nap in the passenger seat and my wife was driving 92 in a 75. I made her pull over and I drove. Oddly enough, I kept it at 75-78 and none of the traffic she was supposedly keeping up with passed us.
She is as old as me; neither of us have any business driving 92. Ever.
She is as old as me; neither of us have any business driving 92. Ever.
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OP, send the major some flowers.
In all seriousness a letter of thanks for the help in resolving the issue would go a long way. Police don't get a lot of thanks these days, and her effort in reaching out to you and resolving the issue is really above and beyond.
A complimentary letter is really nice.
OP
I did a search after I got off the phone with her. Found this on the Sheriff's Dept FaceBook page.
Left her a comment.
Left her a comment.
Nicely done. There is not enough edification in this world as people are quick to judge and become abrasive.
She will carry your words of kindness with her for quite some time.
She will carry your words of kindness with her for quite some time.
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