Hi everybody, Richard Wallace here again with my newest narrative in the lasting series of articles. In this, the fourth narrative in the series, I am about to blow the lid off and truly chronicle insider data on police radar calibration that will just leave you truly stunned and in faultless disbelief. You will learn why I believe 3 out of every 5 speeding tickets has been written illegally or in error. Please read on.
The Law Of Radar Calibration
Every state here in the United States requires by law, every law enforcement branch be it local, city, state or federal, to either annually or semi-annually send out every police radar unit in that departments list to an independent laboratory for a faultless inspection and certification. The purpose of this is quite obvious; we want to be sure that every piece of police radar being used be in allowable working order so that mistakes are not made and speeding tickets not issued in error or unjustly. Ok, so how does all of this work and why does it matter?
First, we want an independent inspection performed which will assure the integrity of the inspection. We do not want the police to police themselves, which is why state law requires an independent laboratory guide the inspections. All states wish the each year or semi-yearly inspections. Secondly the law requires that each and every law enforcement branch deliver to any laboratory that has been government certified to guide these inspections, their departments police radar units. Thirdly, the law requires that every police radar unit in that departments list be sent out within that states each year guidelines. The majority of law enforcement agencies all over the United States fail to confirm to these standards as required by law. This is why I feel that 3 out of every 5 speeding tickets has been issued either unjustly or in error of some kind.
I guide A Survey...
In the summer of the year 2003 I began to guide a examine of varied local, city and state law enforcement agencies all over the United States. I interviewed either on the telephone or in person a branch member of each of these law enforcement agencies, which totaled over 150 departments. The examine took months and months to faultless but nonetheless it was closed late in 2004. The focus of this examine was quite straightforward actually; I was finding to find the answers to two questions in two branch areas. The first inquire revolved around finding out how many police radar units any given branch had, followed up with did each and every radar unit get sent out for inspection as required by that states law. The second inquire was a follow-up inquire based on the reply to the first about the estimate of units any given branch had in its inventory. What I attempted to elicit from the branch lawful I interviewed was if that branch sent an officer to court with calibration and inspection paperwork from a police radar unit that they knew not to be from the unit the police officer was operating at the time the speeding label he was going to court for was issued. The answers to these questions in these branch areas were just startling and left me in faultless disbelief.
The examine Says...
Out of the over 150 dissimilar local, city and state law enforcement agencies that I interviewed, I learned that 127 or the majority of these agencies had in their departments list police radar units that were routinely being used yet had not been sent out within the mandated each year or semi-annual inspection period. Further, 107 of these law enforcement agencies admitted that their officers went to court with calibration and inspection paperwork from a police radar unit that may have been dissimilar from the one they were operating when the speeding label they are now appearing in court on was issued. Many times I was told, the officers were not aware of what I called the "bait & switch" of the calibration and inspection paperwork. These officers would go into court and testify under oath that the paperwork they brought with them that day into court was in fact from the actual police radar unit they were using when they issued the speeding label that was the branch of the court case they were now testifying about. Let me explicate how and what this data means to all of you who receive a speeding label and plan to fight back in court. This piece of data alone could be the one thing that makes your case and breaks the states case against you.
The easiest way to sum up what I learned from this independent examine was to just use my own police branch as an example. Many of you are well aware that I am a retired police officer from the State of Connecticut with over 14 years of loyal and right service. I was forced to retire in 1996 due to a line of duty injury, which caused me a permanent disability. My own branch had about 6 radar units in our inventory. We would send out 1 or 2 of those 6 radar units to be inspected and certified by an independent laboratory each and every year as required by Connecticut Law, yet we would use all 6 of those radar units all the time. Many of our radar units had not been sent out for inspection in years. If and when we had to appear in court on a speeding label matter, my branch provided to me paperwork from anything radar unit had been sent out for calibration and certification that year, even though it may have not been the unit I was using when I stopped the motorist for speeding who was now curious his label in court. Oftentimes I knew I had paperwork from a dissimilar unit and other times I did not. As is the case in most states, it takes months and months for a speeding label matter to be brought up in court for trial and by that time many officers forget which piece of police radar they were using when they made that traffic stop and issued the speeding ticket. It is this presume most officers are unaware they are going to court with paperwork that may not necessarily be from the unit they were using many months ago. So just using my own branch for example, if we only calibrated 2 out of the 6 police radar units in our list each and every year as required by law, then every speeding label issued with those 4 police radar units that were never sent out for inspection and certification were issued either illegally or unjustly, thus bringing me back to why I believe that 3 out of 5 speeding tickets issued every day in the United States was issued unlawfully. This "bait & switch" custom did not just occur in my own department, based on the examine I conducted it appears as though it takes places in the majority of law enforcement agencies all over the United States and most likely everyday.
How This Helps You Beat Your Ticket
Ok, so now we know the truth, that the majority of law enforcement agencies are unlawfully using police radar every day. What does this mean to you, the motorist or to you, the operator who has received a speeding label and wants to fight back? It means that you are know armed with true insider data that you can use to help you beat a speeding label that was issued with police radar.
Many of us have long suspected that the police do not play fair or by the rules, and the results of my examine clearly point this fact out. Let me tell you how we use this "bait & switch" against those law enforcement agencies who don't play fair or within the scope of the law. If you find yourself on the receiving end of a speeding label where police radar was used, the most leading piece of data you need to procure with your discovery invite is a list of all models, makes and serial numbers of each and every police radar unit the prevention branch has in its list along with the calibration and certification paperwork from each unit. You may be met with some resistance but you must be considered to procure this leading list. Seek the assistance of the trial court if you are having difficulty with the prevention law enforcement agency. The inevitable presume you want this list is to check and be sure that this branch has calibration and certification paperwork for each and every radar unit they have in the inventory. If you examine they have 20 pieces of police radar and only have calibration and certification paperwork for say 15 of those units, that means 5 of their radar units may or are being used in violation of state law guidelines. You want to bring this to the concentration of the court. The point you want to make is to get the court to believe this law enforcement branch may have used a radar unit to stop and label you that had not been sent out for calibration and certification. You want the court to presume the branch may have used one of those 5 units unlawfully. This creates cheap doubt in your case and you could truly win a faultless discharge of your speeding ticket.
As I have explained to you in my other three articles as well as in my book entitled "An Educated Guide to Speeding Tickets - How to Beat & Avoid Them!", if you are unfortunate to find yourself on the receiving end of a speeding label you must remember to remain calm, be polite to the officer, cooperate without admitting any guilt, and do not be afraid to use a good excuse or ask for a written or oral warning from the officer. And always petition each and every speeding label because the odds are in your favor if you fight back and go to court. Over 50% of those who petition their speeding label win in some fashion, be it a compete discharge or at least a reduction in either the fine or points on their driving record.
For those of you who received a speeding label and police radar was used, you must follow my advice and first, petition your label in court, and then invite all calibration and certification records from each and every piece of police radar the prevention branch has in its inventory. If you follow my advice as discussed in this article, you should be able to raise doubt if you have uncovered a branch has not conformed to the calibration and certification laws in your state. You should also follow all of the tips, tactics and strategies I talk about In my book the "Educated Guide to Speeding Tickets." You should do your homework and prepare for your day in court. Feel free to touch me if you have any questions or need advice. You can touch me via my website or telephone estimate as found in the "Educated Guide to Speeding Tickets" book again which is available for buy right here.
I hope you found this narrative both revealing and easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time and interest in the reading of my articles. May God bless us all and keep us safe upon the highways and byways.
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