Florida Speeding Ticket Defense
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Speeding Tickets: The most common ticket written
By far, the most common tickets attorneys defend is the tickets
for speeding. In Orange (Orlando) and
Osceola
(Kissimmee) County we have the Florida
Turnpike, Interstate 4, and the toll roads 408, 417, 429. Add
to those all the long 6-lane roads such as SR 436, SR50, and SR 434
and it is not surprising why so many speeding tickets get issued.
Beating the Speeding Ticket
Speeding tickets are complex which allows us to attack the evidence of speed. For a law enforcement officer to prove that you have exceeded the speed limit he or she has to establish how the speed calculation was made. This can be done by several methods. The most common are:
- Radar
- Laser
- Pace Clock
- Airplane/Stopwatch
In each instance, the equipment must be shown to have been maintained pursuant to rules established by the agencies and published in the Florida Administrative Code (Specifically Chapter 15B-2). This typically means that at the hearing, the police must have with them proof of maintenance that has been performed within 6 months prior to the date of the ticket for speeding.
Listing the Radar Type and Serial Number
Recently, the Traffic Court Rules changed and now all speed measuring devices must be identified on the citation. Only specified types of units are allowed to be used in Florida. This list continuously changes and having the identity allows a defense attorney to check that the police have used an approved unit.
Remember that Radar units use radio waves and therefore fall under the FCC. It is a Federal Crime to "jam" radar speed measuring devices.
As of July 12, 2010, these are the approved manufacturers (and number of types) of RADAR units.
| Applied Concepts, Inc (8) | Broderick Enforcement Electronic (1) | Decatur Electronics, Inc. (10) |
| Kustom Electronics, Inc (30) | McCoy's (1) | M.P.H. Industries, Inc (11) |
| Tribar Industries, Inc. (2) |
Laser Speed Measuring Devices
There are 14 different types of Laser Speed Measuring Devices. The devices must have been shown to be calibrated within 6 months prior to the date of the citation. Laser units are stationary, they cannot calculate speed while moving.
Pace Clock and the Speedometer
When paced, the police will typically cite a person for the maximum speed maintained over two tenths of a mile. Be careful, just because you are behind a police car does not mean they cannot pace you. They can and do. Also, do not think that you are allowed to travel the same speed as the police even if it is faster than the speed limit. To avoid a speeding ticket follow the speed limit.
Airplanes and Stopwatches
You don't see them and the person who stops you can't point it out. It is the police aircraft. A pilot with an approved stop watch will testify that he piloted the plane, observed your vehicle travel from one designated "starting point" to another designated "end point," that the distance between the two points was accurately measured, and that he timed the travel to be so many seconds. When calculated out he comes up with the speed of the vehicle. Seems near impossible but they testify to it daily.
There are eleven approved stopwatches that the police must use. These must be tested and certified accurate every 6 months.
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