Legal Question in Traffic Law in Massachusetts

I received a speeding ticket that I will contest in court. what happens if I can't the day given to show up due to vacation abroad? Will the officer win and fine go up? What is a posted radar?


Asked on 7/01/10, 6:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
ERNEST BIANDO LAW OFFICE OF ERNEST T. BIANDO, LLC

If you dont show up --- you lose the appeal period. The fine remains the same as shown on the ticket. Posted radar means that the area where you were cited has a posted speed limit and the officer determined that you were over that speed by his/her radar unit-which measures a vehicles speed.

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Answered on 7/01/10, 11:58 am


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