recently i received a ticket for the following: i was on a brightly lit section on the sunset strip in west hollywood and had just pulled my car out of a parking space on the street. less then 5 cars out of the space, I was pulled over by a west hollywood sheriff deputy. when i asked what the reason for pulling me over was, he replied that i didn't have my headlights on. i immediately apologized and told him that i had just pulled out of a space one minute ago. when he asked for my license and reg. i assumed he was just going to check and let me go on my way. well, low and behold he came back with a ticket. the legality of this i don't question.
i have two questions about it.
1. i was recently sent a notice of correction and proof of service which confuses me a bit. the corrections that the officer changed were date of court appearance (though was changed to the same date?); and violation section number. here's where my question lies, the ticket was originally written with section #24400, and is now changed to 24400 (a). when i look up the statute, it would seem that (a) is for lack of equipment, and (b) would be for lack of use. am i correct in this? and if so, does this invalidate?
2. if the above doesn't change anything, how do i best go about asking for leniency from the court on an offense that should easily be a warning, especially in leu of a perfectly clean driving record for the past 10 years?
i have two questions about it.
1. i was recently sent a notice of correction and proof of service which confuses me a bit. the corrections that the officer changed were date of court appearance (though was changed to the same date?); and violation section number. here's where my question lies, the ticket was originally written with section #24400, and is now changed to 24400 (a). when i look up the statute, it would seem that (a) is for lack of equipment, and (b) would be for lack of use. am i correct in this? and if so, does this invalidate?
2. if the above doesn't change anything, how do i best go about asking for leniency from the court on an offense that should easily be a warning, especially in leu of a perfectly clean driving record for the past 10 years?
