I just got pulled over for doing 45 in a 30. The cop was sitting in someone's driveway at the bottom of the hill and he was using instant-on, so my radar detector didnt help. I have heard that if you contest the ticket, a lot of times the cop wont show up in court and the ticket is just thrown out. If this happens, does it get stricken from my record? All I am worried about are increased insurance premiums.
Also, he was an Addyston (suburb of cinci) cop sitting in Addyston, but he got me while I was outside of Addyston. Was he out of his jurisdiction?

 

Some states do not report to the insurance co if you just pay instead of contesting. You should check if your state has any such policy. Other than that you can take your chance in the court.

 

IANAL, but I believe the law would require him to have permission of the homeowner in order to conduct police activities from their driveway.

As far as jurisdiction, they could very well have an agreement between the cities to enforce speeding. However, if he isn't a sworn officer in the jursidiction in which you were cited, you may have an out.

I think you have a number of options for getting out of the ticket.

 

if you're not convicted, it will not show on your record, you will not have a premium increase. innocent until proven guilty, yadda yadda yadda.

 

I don't know the laws in Ohio, but in Illinois if you get a ticket, in that county you can request court supervision. This is a gamble, and costs you probably double the original ticket price. The way mine worked is that I got 3 months supervision. So, I paid double the fine, and if I didn't get a ticket within the next 3 months the conviction was erased from my record...in other words, no ticket on my record.

Downside to this(worth the limited risk and extra $$) is that if you get a ticket within the 3 months supervision, the original ticket becomes a conviction on your record as does the new one.

So, if you can afford to pay double the fine, it would probably be smart to talk to the State's Attorney and see if they offer something like that.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S1999+1
[B]I don't know the laws in Ohio, but in Illinois if you get a ticket, in that county you can request court supervision.

 

Federal Law PROHIBITS the use of private property for government monitoring unless the property owner has given permission for such activity.

I would consult a traffic attorney (should cost between $100-$150 bucks)

 

Ohio cops are dirty anyways. He probably will not show up.

 

Thanks for all the answers. I will probably go talk to the guy who owns the driveway the cop was sitting in to see if he gave them permission.

 

More like guilty until proven innocent.