If an officer writes information wrong on a ticket does it make it no longer legally binding?

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If an officer writes information wrong on a ticket does it make it no longer legally binding?

I got a traffic ticket in a 50mph zone and the officer
wrote 65mph as the maximum speed, if fought in
court would hat ticket, being inaccurate, get
dismissed or could a judge make a new ticket for the
correct speed?

Asked on October 3, 2018 under General Practice, California

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

The fact is that these mistakes happen all of the time. What will be done here is that the judge will order that the ticket be amended and the mistake corrected. Bottom line, an administrative error such as this will not be sufficient enough to get your ticket dismissed.


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