How to write a trial by declaration statement

Sign up Here. Sign Up Here. This procedure is called a "trial by declaration". Trials by written declaration are available in cases for minor traffic violations involving infractions of the Vehicle Code or of local city or County ordinances adopted under the Vehicle Code. The following instructions provide information on how to obtain a trial by written declaration:. By filing a declaration in a trial by written declaration, you are waiving and giving up the rights to remain silent and not to incriminate yourself.

I then asked what my options were, as I did not believe i was going He said that I had to sign the ticket, I signed the ticket and told him I would see him in court because I would be fighting the ticket.

We went our separate ways and i finally looked at my ticket, and he wrote A different number than he originally told me. What is the best language to use when telling my side of the story. I am located in ventura county, CA and its code vc a. Join Date Sep Posts 19, You are essentially pleading guilty to the offense. Saying that you think you were only moderately exceeding the speed limit and that merits the cops turning their heads is saying I am guilty, sentence me.

The officer is under no obligation to show you the radar. The officer did you a favor. Had he wrote you for more than 80MPH, you'd have a bigger fine to pay. There's no allowable argument for even doing I've had people write simply "not guilty" on the TBD hoping the officer doesn't return the documents because they're not required to respond by a lot of agencies.

Write your version of the events. There's nothing special to do. Quoting flyingron. This is the most laughable defense I've heard in a long time. If you think the officer was unprofessional, you may make a complaint to his department. It means nothing to your traffic citation. Your jumping up and down and crying isn't going to change the fact that the officer is an expert witness and he observed you visually and with an electronic device going faster than That will be all that is necessary to convict you.

What I do is immaterial. What all the other cars on the highway do are immaterial. You were driving in excess of 65 MPH. It makes no difference if he wrote 66 or 80 on the ticket. The fine will be the same. If he had written 81, you'd be paying more.

Ranting inappropriately at everybody in this forum won't change things either. Under Penal Code we can make all your court appearances without you having to be present. In most cases, you will never have to go to court. We appear on your behalf and represent you to the fullest extent of the law. Hiring an attorney doesn't have to be expensive.

Our fees are reasonable because we have designed our business to be efficient. Many clients actually save money because they have hired our law firm. Judges know the law and simply determine the facts from the submitted declarations and determines whether the established facts were in violation of the law.