pulled over every day for 3 months??? ummmm....insanity?

 

lol nice, yeah, we were on the way to Green Iguanas to meet up with some friends. That definitely put a dampener on the evening The cop was asking him why his buddy ... "ME" ... didn't pull over. A) Because I was about 150 yards ahead of him and B) Because we weren't doing anything wrong. and C) F*ck tha police...well...ok not really C. But you get the picture. I think he pulled over by the BP gas station on Park Blvd right after Wagon Wheel Flea Market right? Between that and Dunkin Donuts.

 

thats gay!!!! fight it!!

 

shit i wouldnt even pay for an attorney i would show up my damn self. should of takin a picture while the cop was standing there or atleast in his car. show your picture of the plate to the judge and he should be good to go.

 

Just because it was mounted using zip ties doesn't necessarily mean it was mounted illegally. Was it still mounted on the back of the bike, under the tail light (in front of the tire), flush to the back of the bike so it was clearly visible from behind and all that? I don't think it states anywhere in the statutes how you have to fasten the plate, just that it needs to be easily visible. Now if it was hanging there all loose and shit blowing in the wind and flapping up and down I think he is screwed, but if it was secured well with zip ties just take a picture of it and show it to the judge.

Considering the fine is over $1,000, I think he is crazy if he does not fight that ticket. I cannot believe a cop actually wrote that when there were no other infractions leading up to it. Your friend didn't like flip him the bird or tell him he belongs on Super Troopers or anything like that did he? I mean, a $75 ticket for a questionable tag is one thing, more harrassment than anything, but $1,000 ticket should be reserved for only the worst of the infractions (like missing plate entirely, tucked up behind the tire where you can barely see it is even there, etc.).

Fight that shit either way man! What's $100 or $150 for a lawyer when there is so much money on the line? Even if you get the fine cut in half it is worth it, but I bet the judge has a very hard time ruling you have to pay $1000+ for a tag that was clearly visible but technically not fastened properly.

I also hope this doesn't mean the cops are going to start writing these rediculous tickets all the time for next to no reason. I was furious when I heard this law passed but I figured it would just never get enforced. This is the first I have heard of anyone getting hit with this B.S.

 

take it to court, if the judge insists on being a prick (unlikely) then you can subpoena the video tape from the cop car.

 

i found out the hard way, u can only get the video if the officer reported that there was an incident with the stop...otherwise, they either trash them or reuse the tapes...it's shitty, but i found this out after a couple cops kicked my ass on tape then destroyed the evidence for my lawyer...

btw...go to court for sure...

if his tag is zip tied on, then i guess he's fucked unless it doesn't flap when riding at all, which if it does then, he knows why he mounted it that way and gets to play the game now...but that fine is still rediculous...good luck

 

i would now mount a bracket on there and use more zip ties to ensure it is stiff and legal. take a picture of it and take it with you and say "see your honor this is what i have that he wrote this ticket for. ziptied to my bracket on the bike which does not move." the cop has no tape so you have far more superior evidence i would think? just a thought though i could definately be wrong lol

 

^ lying in court is not evidence..it's purgery and illegal...but i like the idea..lol

 

yeah well the government lies to us everyday. gotta play the game to win