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To: ASA Vet
Re: "Can I demand a jury of my FReeper peers?"

Correct me if I'm mistaken... if it is anything like red light running cameras... they will not allow a jury trial by classifying the infraction as a civil offense - you'll not get the option to a jury trial.

However, they'll try to "soften" the blow by not having the speeding "offense" show on your driving record... oooo, goody-goody. Just send the state the $200 fine and all's good in the world of big bro.

28 posted on 06/11/2007 3:46:05 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Trajan88
Maybe you missed it.

Rednesss in post #11, wasn’t warning about a civil infraction “messing around with a red light camera.”

He/she was suggesting a full blown Federal felony under the Patriot Act.

32 posted on 06/11/2007 4:12:34 PM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: Trajan88

If the matter of controversy is over $20, you have the 5th Amendment right to a jury in a civil case.


38 posted on 06/11/2007 4:32:12 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: Trajan88
Correct me if I'm mistaken... if it is anything like red light running cameras... they will not allow a jury trial by classifying the infraction as a civil offense - you'll not get the option to a jury trial.

However, they'll try to "soften" the blow by not having the speeding "offense" show on your driving record... oooo, goody-goody. Just send the state the $200 fine and all's good in the world of big bro.

True. This exact scenario happened to a neighbor of mine driving thru Marble Falls last month.

45 posted on 06/12/2007 4:02:16 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A proud member of El Presidente's designated racist bigot vigilante league.)
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