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Is my ticket valid? Can I fight it?
I was ticketed for going 81 in a 60 stated on ticket. The area I was driving in goes from 55 to 65 and I was in a turn lane when the officer lit me up.
Asked on September 24, 2016 under General Practice, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
It appears that your defense is that the zone was not 60; that depending on where you where in it, it was 55 or 65 mph. If so, that defense will not work: if you were going 81, which is clearly not legal anywhere, the ticket will not be dismssed on that basis. At most, if you can prove or convince the court that you were in, say, the 65, zone, the ticket will be amended to be 16mph over the limit, not 21 mph.
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