Dont know how many remember my "report" about the ticket I got going into Cedar Creek last year but this Wednesday is my day in court.
Bringing to speed anyone interesdted: I was pulling into the P lot at Cedar after finishing the North side and a CO passed me on the two-track leading into the lot. NO lights, NO body motions to pull over, NO horn - NO IDEA THAT THE CO WANTED TO CHAT so I continued on my journey. I went and rode the south side and when I came out he was waiting for me near my van.
Where did you go he says, went and rode the south loop I says. Is there a problem I says, let me see your DL he says. Show him my DL and asked again what the problem is. Riding in a closed area = you were out there on Linderman Road he says, but my bike is street legal and registered I says. SO he says, oh - ok I says. I am issuing you a citation for riding your bike in a closed area - which he did.. On the ticket there is a spot for "vehicle plate #, Year, model ect" that he simply left blank. At the bottom of the ticket he simply wrote "Kawasaki dirt bike" and wrote tyhe VIN #. In a VERY humble way I thanked him. I didnt tell him (definitly did not what to sound threatening in ANY way) that I would be pleading not quilty...
Read an interesting article in "Practical Sportsmen" and talked to an attorney about what I had read. He agreed with the article and advised me that false "misdeamenor" citations ARE on the uprise and that police/co's ARE fighting the new CCW law (if you have a misdeamenor you cannot get a CCW). He said that the courts are throwing ALOT of this tyoe of citation out but people MUST plaed not quilty and jump thru the hoops to get there. He also said that most folks dont bother - they just pay the 90 bucks and go on with life. - to much hassle!
Anyway, wish me luck as I attempt to find out what the heck is going on!!
Let ya all know how I come out (might wanna post a toll free # for a bondsmen for ol' Woodsy :)
Scott
Bringing to speed anyone interesdted: I was pulling into the P lot at Cedar after finishing the North side and a CO passed me on the two-track leading into the lot. NO lights, NO body motions to pull over, NO horn - NO IDEA THAT THE CO WANTED TO CHAT so I continued on my journey. I went and rode the south side and when I came out he was waiting for me near my van.
Where did you go he says, went and rode the south loop I says. Is there a problem I says, let me see your DL he says. Show him my DL and asked again what the problem is. Riding in a closed area = you were out there on Linderman Road he says, but my bike is street legal and registered I says. SO he says, oh - ok I says. I am issuing you a citation for riding your bike in a closed area - which he did.. On the ticket there is a spot for "vehicle plate #, Year, model ect" that he simply left blank. At the bottom of the ticket he simply wrote "Kawasaki dirt bike" and wrote tyhe VIN #. In a VERY humble way I thanked him. I didnt tell him (definitly did not what to sound threatening in ANY way) that I would be pleading not quilty...
Read an interesting article in "Practical Sportsmen" and talked to an attorney about what I had read. He agreed with the article and advised me that false "misdeamenor" citations ARE on the uprise and that police/co's ARE fighting the new CCW law (if you have a misdeamenor you cannot get a CCW). He said that the courts are throwing ALOT of this tyoe of citation out but people MUST plaed not quilty and jump thru the hoops to get there. He also said that most folks dont bother - they just pay the 90 bucks and go on with life. - to much hassle!
Anyway, wish me luck as I attempt to find out what the heck is going on!!
Let ya all know how I come out (might wanna post a toll free # for a bondsmen for ol' Woodsy :)
Scott