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Utah Speeding Ticket
Aug 24^th, 2011 at 3:00am

So I was on my way back to Las Vegas from a vacation in Colorado cruising along at 91 mph on a lonely desert highway through Utah and a state trooper hidden behind on a large bush raced behind me and wrote me a speeding ticket.

The ticket was for $115 bucks.

A few days later, I called the court phone # printed on my ticket and asked when I need to have it paid by to avoid a warrant. The judge personally answered the phone and asked if I could pay it within two weeks and I said sure. He then asked me how was my driving record and told him it was perfect until now. He said "enclose an additional $25 bucks and we will reduce it to a parking ticket and you will get no points on your record".

Although I am pleased about not ruining my perfect driving record, I feel as if this Utah court judge is a scam artist and will pocket the $25.

Amazing how the judicial system works in Utah, huh?

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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Utah Speeding Ticket Reply #1 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 9:39am The best system money can buy? Joe
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Re: Utah Speeding Ticket
Reply #2 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 10:22am

Just an opinion, but...

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The judge personally answered the phone

The end result:

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a parking ticket

on a lonely desert highway through Utah

What, metered parking on the desert shoulder? Bring quarters otherwise it's $140.00 parking fine.

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I feel as if this Utah court judge is a scam artist and will pocket the $25.

A judge agreeing to plea bargaining usually reduces the crime and fine. Reducing to a parking ticket could also reduce the fine to forty bucks or so. A real scam artist would pocket the rest. Utah still keeps the $115.

15 - 20mph over is usually more than that. I'd deal, but this system could definitely work against someone, too.

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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Utah Speeding Ticket Reply #3 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 11:55am I know things are tough but it looks to me like the one deserving a ticket is the "judge." Charlie
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Lenny CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 642 Los Angeles,CA Gender:	Re: Utah Speeding Ticket Reply #4 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 6:40pm Well i know for sure Andy would never do something like that...and i doubt Barney would do that...and know 100% for sure that Goober would never try anything like that...HHHHHMMMM...Do you think Otis might of un-locked his cell door and answered the phone (that would be my guess)...
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LasVegas CH.com Sponsor Offline Episodic CH since 11 yrs old, now 50. Posts: 2020 north of the 60th parallel Gender:	Re: Utah Speeding Ticket Reply #5 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 9:27pm Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2011 at 11:55am: I know things are tough but it looks to me like the one deserving a ticket is the "judge." Charlie Exactly!
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Re: Utah Speeding Ticket
Reply #6 - Aug 24^th, 2011 at 11:20pm

I don't know if this works in the States but it does here in OZ.

Send them a cheque for $116; you will have over paid the fine & they will have to send you a refund cheque of $1, don't ever cash the cheque because a points penalty cant be administered until such time as all financial transactions have been completed.
The state is happy to get the money, you keep your points & the Judge misses out. Wink

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