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Originally Posted by 7998
What you haven't come to terms with is that the officer pulled you over for your own and the States safety. You see by your failure to not follow the laws of the State you are a direct threat to the authority of the State.
So instead of serving and protecting the general public by arresting drug dealers and gang members and other violent criminals the police have to dedicate their time to keeping threats to the authority like yourself in line.
You can either waste yours and their time by going to court to bitch about how ridiculous this law is or pay the fine like most good sheep do and walk away with a bitter taste in your mouth.
But remember this next time the police say they need raises and more money.
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typical response.. so we should take every "silly law" that is just out there to disturb the public and trash it? cops dont drive around loking for $54 tickets .. when we pull someone over, especially someone in a worked-up car... we're hoping there are drugs or somethign illegal in that car, not hoping to walk away issuing every person a ticket.
and to answer the main question in the topic.. yea, ur better off just paying the fine. toherwise you would have to go to court to fight it, speak with the prosecutor, and possibly (not a gaurentee) get it reduced to JUST court cost. judge's typically (not always) dont let people walk away for 0$, there is usually a small court cost. i'd say pay the ticket and be done with it. .. prior to my current job i got a WHOLE bunch of "no front plate" tickets 39:3-33 and i fought one of them. this one i fought because i was given 2 tickets. one for no front plate, and another for obstructed view because i had the plate in the window (WHICH STILL IS ILLEGAL FYI) and the judge KEPT the no front plate ticket and let me go on the obstructed view one. still had to pay the $54 plus court cost.
from time to time i ride around with no front plate.. but i run the risk of getting pulled over.
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Originally Posted by JerzLT1
whats a front plate? all that the DMV gave me was a back one and an extra one incase i lose it
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ha, now that makes me laugh. i'm going to use that line a LOT !!