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Ridgewood Officer didn't like the TA
Well, I was on my way back from a client's house. Feeling good because I had just picked up a large check from him and just enjoying the weather.
I let a car pull out of a shopping center parking lot and as a result I end up missing the green light. So I'm the first car in line at the light & there's a black-and-white CV facing me at the other end of the light, also the first in his line. Whatever.
Light turns green, I let off the brake and begin rolling forward, as soon as I do he flips on his lights and pulls an illegal u-turn in the middle of the intersection. I pull over and he approaches me with a smile. Tells me he pulled me over for no front plate. Crap. I explain to him that I attend the Wyckoff car shows on Wednesdays and show him the screwdriver I keep in the center console for screwing it on/off. Then gave him my documentation and an old PBA card I had in my wallet. He didn't care, just gave it back & told me he's going out to his car to write me a summons.
So I have in front of me a Complaint-summons for 39:3-33, which according to the back is a $54 fine. I guess my real question is, is there a way to avoid dishing out $54?
The reason I ask is because I know many of you have been down this road
before, and there are also a few officers on here who could perhaps offer some help.
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