Jesse Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hey everyone - hoping y'all can provide some advice to me. Last week I was backing out of a parking space at work (on private property), when a taxi came flying by behind me. I hit his passenger side. I have a witness saying he was speeding thru the lot (10mph limit). I was happy enough to trade insurance info and move on, but he insisted on having HPD show up. Long story short, HPD showed up and wrote me a citation for the accident ("failure to back up safely") Since then, everyone I've spoken to (including my insurance and the body shop) have been SHOCKED that HPD wrote me a citation on private property. Now I have a court date in May, and I plan on going in and speaking to the judge. But my question is - what is my best course of action? I can't say to the judge "you should throw out this ticket because everyone says 'not cool, man!'", but I don't know if it was 100% legal for him to ticket me or not. Should I hire a ticket lawyer? Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 certainly speak with a lawyer, as I believe that you can't be cited for a moving violation on private property (parking lot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks! Any recommendations of one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Or, just take defensive driving, which will cost the same as a lawyer with less hassle. The first court date is an arraignment for pleading guilty/not guilty. You can do that by mail, and get a trial date set. I don't think you will get it dismissed at the arraignment hearing (but I could be wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhaltx Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yes, you can be ticketed for backing unsafely on private property. (Along with parking in a handicapped space and a fire lane.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 In July 2013, a guy in a truck slammed into my parked car and knocked it into a another car in a parking lot, totaling all 3 vehicles in the process. HPD came out and ticketed him for failure to maintain speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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