Example Declarations

Directions on how to use the templates below can be found here (click here).

21453: Automated Red-Light Enforcement Ticket

Calculation shows light still yellow (best for violations of less than one second).
Illegal speed trap argument (all red-light-camera tickets).
Registered owner claims he is not the driver seen in photograph.
Ticket arrives in mail 15 days or more after date of violation.
(members only) Fifth Amendment (not self-incriminating) defense: “that’s not me in the photo”
(members only) photo strategy for sending photos to the court
(members only) Total Denial Defense: Obscured Face
(members only) Total Denial Defense: Obscured Face (If there was a Passenger)
(members only) You are the registered owner of car but clearly not the driver
(members only) Driver a different gender than the person in the photo
(members only) Defense combining Fifth Amendment (not self-incriminating) and obscured face arguments
(members only) Were you cited driving a car you do not own? (Declaration of non-liability)
(members only) Defense combining Fifth Amendment (not self-incriminating) and non-owner of cited vehicle
(members only) Owner defense AFTER sending initial form identifying yourself as the driver
(members only) Non-owner defense AFTER sending initial form identifying yourself as the driver
(members only) Technical defense: inadequate signage leading up to intersection (requires homework)
(members only) Technical defense: yellow light too short (requires homework)
(members only) Question: In the “I wasn’t driving defense” can’t the judge ask you to identify who is driving? After all, it’s my car so I should know who’s driving it
(members only) Question: Affidavit of Non-Liability: How do I claim not to be the driver in my TBD when the paperwork tells me to fill out the “affidavit of non-liability” if it’s not me driving?

21453: Failure to stop at a red light (police issued)

21453: Example one
(members only) Failure to come to a complete stop for a right-turn on a red light
(members only) Fifth Amendment (not self-incriminating) defense

23123: Cell-phone Ticket

(members only) I was only checking the time on my cellphone
(members only) Bluetooth phone: I was changing the music in my car
(members only) Phone was in hands-free mode: I was dialing a number
(members only) I had the phone in my lap – nowhere near my face
(members only) Phone was in hands-free mode: Cellphone was in the cradle the whole time – I never touched my phone
(members only) I was using the GPS function of my wireless device

21461(a): Failure to obey official traffic control devices / Violation of sign

Example one.

21703: Following too closely (tail-gaiting)

22101: Disobeyed the directions of a sign or traffic control device

(members only) Posted sign was not in my range of view or was too small
(members only) Second right turn lane closed
(members only) Did not follow posted sign to avoid an accident
(members only) Posted sign has a limited time where it is legal to make a turn
(members only) Ticket for violating CVC 22101 for making a U-turn
(members only) Making a turn into or out of a private road or non-intersection (shopping district, gas station, home, etc.)
(members only) Changing lanes across a solid white line

22102: U-Turn in a business district

(members only) opening in road argument
(members only) Area was not a business district argument

22348: Exceeding 100mph (2-point ticket)

(members only) How to submit a trial by written declaration for a 22348
(members only) “wobbler” plea bargain explained
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Opposite Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Same Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Parked on Side of Road
(members only) Officer Pursuit WITHOUT Red Lights and a Siren
(members only) Paced ticket with no police cruiser unit on ticket

22349(a): Maximum Speed Law (exceeding 65 MPH)

Sped up Momentarily to Yield to Tailgater
Speed Above 65mph was Safe for Conditions
Speed of Traffic Made it Unsafe to Drive at 65mph
Aircraft enforced, Illegal Speed Trap from Air
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Opposite Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Same Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Parked on Side of Road
(members only) Officer Pursuit WITHOUT Red Lights and a Siren
(members only) Paced ticket with no police cruiser unit on ticket

22349(b): Maximum Speed Law (exceeding 55 MPH)

(members only) Road does not qualify as “divided” under 22349(b)
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Opposite Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Same Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Parked on Side of Road
(members only) Officer Pursuit WITHOUT Red Lights and a Siren
(members only) Paced ticket with no police cruiser unit on ticket

22350: Basic Speed Law (unsafe speed for conditions)

Radar ticket. “Safe & reasonable speed” and “speed trap” argument.
(members only) LASER / LiDAR ticket. “Safe & reasonable speed” and “speed trap” argument.
Radar ticket. “Radar beam spread” argument (best for tickets of 10mph or less above limit in medium to heavy traffic).
Radar ticket. Radar ticket in a school zone.
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Opposite Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Going Same Direction
(members only) Radar ticket. Cop Parked on Side of Road
(members only) Officer Pursuit WITHOUT Red Lights and a Siren
(members only) Paced ticket with no police cruiser unit on ticket
(members only) updated “Speed Trap” defense combined with new radar technical defenses. It is for use in a 22350 case where radar is employed.
(members only) Road conditions not listed
(members only) Speed trap explanation

22356: Exceeding Posted Speed of 70 MPH (Aircraft Enforcement)

Illegal “Speed Trap” from air. This has been our most successful declaration.

22450: Failure to Stop at Stop Sign

Failure to stop “behind” limit line
Failure to stop “long enough”
(members only) Passenger witness statement
(members only) Officer was hiding behind the corner
(members only) Officer was distracted by giving out multiple citations to other drivers
(members only) Officer was unsure if I stopped. I was pulled over several stops later.
(members only) Taking the 5th, avoiding self-incrimination

22454: Passing a School Bus (Red Lights Flashing)

Example one.

27315 Mandatory Seat Belt Law

(members only) I was driving a pickup truck – officer could not see
(members only) Tangled seat belt
(members only) Un-did my seatbelt to get registration, officer thought I was not wearing seatbelt

2818: Crossing Electronic Beacon Flare or Cone Patterns

(members only) Vehicle blocking view of the cones/flares
(members only) New to / unfamiliar with, area

Parking tickets

Parking tickets are civil and not criminal, so a different set of rules apply for contesting – no declarations. Also, you are presumed guilty, not innocent, so the burden of proof is on you and it’s much higher. That said, I’ve beaten my own parking tickets with these examples below:

(members only) Parking meter broken – gum in slot
(members only) Sign obscured by a tree
(members only) Sign too far to see
(members only) Sign defaced by graffiti
(members only) Sign knocked down
(members only) Blocking access road
(members only) Parked in red zone under burnt out street light
(members only) Failing to cramp wheels to curb
(members only) I do not own the vehicle
(members only) Notice of delinquent parking violation – Example response
(members only) Directions: How to file for informal and formal reviews
(members only) Directions: Informal review and formal review templates

And lastly…

The “Idiot’s” Five-Second Declaration for all violations

Don’t see your ticket?

Above, I have listed some of the declarations I have for the most common violations. I can’t list all of my declarations here: I literally have thousands of them, many each for every vehicle code in the book. I stopped adding my new declarations to the site in 2003, after they started appearing – unaltered and unedited – on competitor websites (the ones that charge you $200 to write the declaration for you – what a rip! Just write it yourself! It’s not rocket surgery!).

If you are looking for one in particular that you don’t see here and you’re a member, please email me with the members-only email address I sent you when you paid. If you’re not a member, this might be a good time to become one. :-).

Forms

About Members-Only Declarations

Members-only declarations listed on this page are available on an individual basis by email only. There is no membership section where you log in to see members-only declarations.

If you are a paid member with a ticket of this type and violation, this declaration example can be emailed to you once I receive your membeship fee and one of us has had a chance to review your registration information. This can often take up to a day. Please be patient.

Also, we do not work at night. We have regular business hours just like everybody else. So, if you register at 11:00 PM, the soonest response you can expect is late morning the following day.

I have newer, updated versions of all the declarations on this page. (The old ones are still good but the new ones are better.)

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