Hwy. 89, going up Yarnell Hill
DPS officer likes to hide about halfway up the hill, uses VASCAR to issue some outrageous ($200 a pop) speeding citations. Speed limit is posted at a rediculous 35mph; some motorcycles reach speeds of over 120mph on this 4-lane divided highway. 120 = too fast, 35 = braindead slow. 60mph will set you back at least $200, DPS officer can be a flippant smart-ass (watch yourself here), and local town Justice of the Peace knows and greets DPS on first name basis. Do your homework, fight the ticket (if for no other reason, at least the DPS officer isn’t victimizing someone else if he’s in court dealing with you), automatically file for Change of Judge before your court date, and make damned sure that if the cop shows up with any kind of documentation whatsoever, if it don’t have a raised State Seal on it, it is worthless! Exact specifics can be found in Arizona Rules of Civil Court. Then be prepared to file a short Appeal to the Superior Court in the county seat of Prescott. Once you get to speak with a REAL judge, you’re done. Another good tip; ticket info dealt with in Appeals Court doesn’t seem to filter down to your insurance company like just rolling over and paying without a fight does.
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