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Paterson92
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- Jurisdiction
- California
I got a ticket under violation code 22101D for making a right hand turn during prohibited hours (during rush hour in Los Angeles). There is a dedicated turn lane with signage posted but I thought that the 'prohibited hours' were at night, completely my fault. I did this turn on a green light and found out from the officer that the turn is only illegal as the neighborhood residents requested it due to overcrowding of their streets during rush hour. I finally got my ticket in the mail at it will end up costing me over $400 after traffic school and whatnot, I find this fine to be absolutely ridiculous for the violation (this is the same fine for blowing a red light), it is not a dangerous turn and I am not putting lives at risk by making this turn...on the other hand a speeding ticket (which is endangerment) would cost me around $200. So is there any way for me to get this fine reduced and how do I go about doing this? I've found so much conflicting information and am not sure if I should set an arraignment date, just walk into court and visit a kiosk, or send in a written declaration. I do not want to plead 'not guilty' as I did complete the illegal turn...I just want to get my fine lowered and get traffic school. Thank you so much for your help.