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<blockquote data-quote="PopcornPlaya" data-source="post: 384286" data-attributes="member: 551837"><p>what your speedo says means nothing.&nbsp; if you didn&#039;t ask for a calibration report for the radar gun, then there&#039;s pretty much nothing you can do, if he gunned you.&nbsp; they are required to calibrate daily, some states twice daily.&nbsp; if you ask for the calibration report, and they can&#039;t produce one for that day, then they aren&#039;t legally allowed to give you a ticket.&nbsp; you can also ask to see the radar, so you can see that he clocked you at that speed.&nbsp; if you&#039;re over the age of 18, at least thats what it is in most states, you can plead no-lo in court, and they will lower the ticket some.&nbsp; but, at least in my state, if you are under the age of 18, and are clocked, and given a ticket for more than 24 mph over the speed limit, you lose your license for 6 months to 1 year (depending on the judge).&nbsp; your insurance will undoubtedly go up.&nbsp; your only hope is that you can plead no-lo to it, being as you have no proof that he caught you doing that speed.&nbsp; also, if you go in court testifying that your speedo doesn&#039;t function properly, they can issue you a fix-it for it as well.&nbsp; i&#039;d stay quiet about that part personally, to avoid another fine, and be required to fix my speedo, which will cost you more on top o what its already gonna cost you.&nbsp; just hope you get a good judge, and can plead no-lo.&nbsp; also, you might get lucky if you decide to fight the ticket, and the cop won&#039;t show up, which means that they have to throw the case out.&nbsp; that is highly unlikely.&nbsp; also, if he was a state trooper, at least this is how it is in my state, and he didn&#039;t have his hat on, then he couldn&#039;t issue you a ticket, because he wasn&#039;t in full uniform (got out of a ticket this way once).&nbsp; the law here states that the officer has to be in full uniform to be able to write you a ticket (again, that was 4 years ago, it may have changed now).&nbsp; now, i guess im rambling.&nbsp; good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="PopcornPlaya, post: 384286, member: 551837"] what your speedo says means nothing. if you didn't ask for a calibration report for the radar gun, then there's pretty much nothing you can do, if he gunned you. they are required to calibrate daily, some states twice daily. if you ask for the calibration report, and they can't produce one for that day, then they aren't legally allowed to give you a ticket. you can also ask to see the radar, so you can see that he clocked you at that speed. if you're over the age of 18, at least thats what it is in most states, you can plead no-lo in court, and they will lower the ticket some. but, at least in my state, if you are under the age of 18, and are clocked, and given a ticket for more than 24 mph over the speed limit, you lose your license for 6 months to 1 year (depending on the judge). your insurance will undoubtedly go up. your only hope is that you can plead no-lo to it, being as you have no proof that he caught you doing that speed. also, if you go in court testifying that your speedo doesn't function properly, they can issue you a fix-it for it as well. i'd stay quiet about that part personally, to avoid another fine, and be required to fix my speedo, which will cost you more on top o what its already gonna cost you. just hope you get a good judge, and can plead no-lo. also, you might get lucky if you decide to fight the ticket, and the cop won't show up, which means that they have to throw the case out. that is highly unlikely. also, if he was a state trooper, at least this is how it is in my state, and he didn't have his hat on, then he couldn't issue you a ticket, because he wasn't in full uniform (got out of a ticket this way once). the law here states that the officer has to be in full uniform to be able to write you a ticket (again, that was 4 years ago, it may have changed now). now, i guess im rambling. good luck. [/QUOTE]

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