Speeding and Radar Representation (Los Angeles, CA)

Speeding and Radar Representation

Kenneth Vercammen s Law office represents persons charged with speeding more than 15 miles over the speed limit an other serious traffic violations throughout New Jersey.It is well established that the prosecution of a defendant for a motor vehicle violation is a quasi-criminal proceeding. In such a proceeding the burden of proof is upon the state to establish all elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.In every charge of a speeding violation the complaint or summons must specify (l) the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven (2) the speed which is prima facie unlawful and (3) the time and place of the alleged violation.A sign showing a speed limit is merely notice of the law or an ordinance or regulation prohibiting a greater speed. The sign itself does not set the speed limit. There can be no conviction for violation of the edict of a posted sign but only for violation of the statute ordinance or regulation having the force of law....