Technicality on citation..?

Depends on the court and whether or not they think you will appeal a guilty verdict. I know it's hard for otr drivers to do, but I request a jury trial for every moving violation I get. You almost always get offered a plea deal, and if you prepare you often have a decent shot with a jury. Cities hate jury trials because they take to much time and cost to much so it's a good way to bargain. And tiny towns often don't have enough of a jury pool to show up and will drop the charges. If you get offered a plea you can live with though, take it. Never know what a jury will do.

 

It's all downhill from here. Next thing ya know, you'll be asking who does hair follicle testing! lol

 

Catching a LEO in a "form & manner" violation seems to be inconsequential.

 

So the question is, did you go airborne or did you hit the shoulder?

All joking aside, most of the time clerical errors will be overlooked by a judge. If it can be proved that the cop was trying to mislead on the ticket, that's a whole different story.

 

When I started driving back in the mid 90s I earned a speeding ticket up in Michigan. Big burly officer huffing and puffing screaming at me, slamming my door, etc. In all the huff he filled out the ticket incorrectly.Not being familiar with MI I sent a check in the amount of the fine and about two weeks later I get it back with a letter saying the ticket was filled out incorrectly and was null and void, and no further action would be necessary.

 

If no D.O.T. inspection was conducted there will not be a CSA/PSP ding anyway. Tickets without a D.O.T. inspection only affect MVR (maybe, depending on nature of the offense).