Aventura P.D. Ticket help

Call Mark Gold at The Ticket Clinic.......

 

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I lived in Aventura for a few months last year. I literally saw a squad car on EVERY corner. It was ridiculous! Good luck with this.

 

How much do they charge for a ticket on a bicycle and do they put points on your driving license?

What would happen if you didnt have your license or ID on you and refused to provide it or told them that you lived in another state and gave them a fake name?

I wouldnt seem fair that someone with a license would have to pay more by getting points than someone that didnt have one.

I heard Adventura is bad, next they will be going after jaywalkers.

 

In Broward a Moving Violation (Car = $165) Red Light/Stop Sign ($230) Bicycle / Pedestrian Violation $86
No Points for Bicycle license not required.

Bad Idea You'll get arrested if you refuse and/or give a fake name

We haven't had a Cop Bashing thread in a while... guess its due...

 

What is the information about the traffic cameras? I have always believed that they should be outlawed based upon being unconstitutional and violate the sixth amendment.. Right to face your accuser. I believe that everyone who paid one of those tickets should get a refund.

 

Found it..


Red-light cameras in Aventura get stop sign
A Miami-Dade circuit judge ruled that Aventura cannot use traffic cameras to issue fines under state law, but the issue will likely remain in a legal limbo for now.


The cameras installed on traffic lights to fine red-light runners -- which cities love and drivers hate -- may be in legal jeopardy, after a precedent-setting ruling Monday by a Miami-Dade circuit judge.

Judge Jerald Bagley's decision that Aventura cannot use the cameras to issue fines under current state law is a defeat for South Florida cities that are trying to promote safety -- and raise money to shore up their budgets.

While Bagley's oral ruling won't resolve whether the camera programs are legal -- Aventura is expected to appeal -- it opens the door for future lawsuits and the possibility of cited drivers getting refunds.

``Right now, other cities with red-light programs could be subject to class-action lawsuits,'' said Bret Lusskin, the attorney who represented the plaintiff, Richard Masone.

Aventura -- best known for its shopping, condos and traffic -- plans to continue issuing citations using the cameras, at least until Bagley puts Monday's oral ruling into writing. The written ruling is expected in about one week.

``Until we see the actual written ruling, we will continue our program as is to protect the safety of our residents,'' Aventura City Manager Eric Soroka wrote Monday in an e-mail.

Aventura began issuing fines from its camera program in October 2008. Its fines start at $125 for a first offense. The city has collected more than $1 million from the program.

Masone, 36, was cited twice in January 2009. He hired Lusskin to sue Aventura.

``It's a revenue thing that they're doing, and I think it's unfair for the people,'' Masone said of Monday's ruling.

Lusskin, of the firm Ticket Cricket, argued that Florida law says only the state Legislature can pass traffic laws, while cities can regulate traffic issues of local concern, such as parking.

Cities have used the cameras, which take pictures of a car's license plate, to cite red-light runners with a code violation, instead of a traffic violation. Code violations, like parking tickets, do not penalize a driver with points on a license.

Lusskin argued the cities were using code violations to circumvent state law and that cities can only issue violations to red-light runners when an officer is present.

Bagley sided with Lusskin.

The attorney representing Aventura, Michael Popok of Weiss Serota, said the judge's ruling only addressed whether cities can issue fines based on the red-light cameras, not the presence of the cameras themselves. State law says cities have the power to use ``security devices'' to ``regulate'' what occurs on the roadways, Popok said, and the issue is whether the word ``regulate'' gives cities the authority to issue fines.

``If the city decides to appeal, that's the issue we're going to take up,'' he said.

While red-light cameras have been at the center of a slew of lawsuits in Florida and across the nation, this is the first ruling in Florida.

Some states, such as Mississippi and West Virginia, have banned the use of red-light cameras. Others, such as Iowa, have declared the cameras permissible.



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/22/1494682/red-light-cameras-in-aventura.html#ixzz0jHj24h57

 

About 15 years ago when I lived in Daytona, a coworker was arrested for DUI while riding a bicycle.

 

Sixth amendment rights apply to criminal charges only. Red light cameras are used to issue administrative fines.

Scott

 

IIRC Mark Gold is an FChat member...let me see if I can find him...

RMX

 

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Good luck.

RMX

 

Yeah... I know that... but it should apply... It dosen't deprive you of your life or liberty.. but it does lighten your wallet

 

Mark is the founder and owner of The Ticket Clinic.

 

I agree with you. I don't like them either.

Scott

 

Hi guys, sorry I was out of pocket for while. I've been in LA, opened 3 ticket clinics there in the last 5 months. All fchat members are welcome to email me at [email protected]. I get it on my blackberry and will respond! Bar rules dont let me brag about my record, but fred can!