CA - Driving With No Headlights

[Aim9000]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

Is there any other way to tell the time a citation was written/given, other than the time on the ticket itself?

My son received a ticket at 11:45 pm, but the time on the ticket says 2:00 pm.

It would seem kind of strange though, for a cop to give someone a ticket for headlights in the middle of the afternoon on a sunny day.

 

[CdwJava]

What code section was he cited for?

If your son goes to court and the officer testifies that he issued the cite at 2 PM and not 11:45 PM, then he will likely win. But, I suspect the officer will testify as to the correct time unless his notes are nonexistent and he is left only with the face of the citation, a cite he may not remember too well months from now.

In other words, he can gamble on luck. Or, he can preserve his opportunity for traffic school (if he was cited for an offense with a point) and plead guilty.

 

[Aim9000]

What code section was he cited for?

If your son goes to court and the officer testifies that he issued the cite at 2 PM and not 11:45 PM, then he will likely win. But, I suspect the officer will testify as to the correct time unless his notes are nonexistent and he is left only with the face of the citation, a cite he may not remember too well months from now.

In other words, he can gamble on luck. Or, he can preserve his opportunity for traffic school (if he was cited for an offense with a point) and plead guilty.

It is VC 24250

He can't go to traffic school if he goes to court??

 

[CdwJava]

It is VC 24250

He can't go to traffic school if he goes to court??

Courts often deny traffic school if a defendant loses at trial. While not universal, it is commonplace. Pretty much the only guarantee is to take the TS option at arraignment (often provided for if a courtesy notice is received) or before taking the stand at trial.

But, as mentioned, since the offense actually happened at 11:45 PM he'd be relying on sheer luck (maybe a poor memory or no notes by the offi8er) - or a non-appearance by the officer - to prevail.