Hello,
The other day I received a citation for two offenses. The first is a 'left turn while prohibited' offense and I have no problems with receiving this. The second violation is a seatbelt violation.
The officer had his blue lights on so I pulled over to the side of the road and shut my car off. I then removed my seatbelt so that I could more easily retrive the documents when asked (I don't reach into my glovebox until the officer has asked for license, registration, ect.). The officer approached my vehicle and told me he stopped me for making an illegal left turn. He then paused for a second and stated 'and you're not wearing a seatbelt.' He then proceeded to return back to his vehicle before I could properly address the situation...aka I was confused because I always wear my seatbelt when driving and I WAS wearing my seatbelt. I did not discuss this with the officer as I felt there was nothing that could be done and he had already handed me the ticket.
Is there any advice to help with the situation? I feel like this could just be a 'my word vs officers' word' situation. Is there anything that I can do about it? Who would I contact to discuss this?
The seatbelt fine is only $25 but money is tight and I do not want any unnecessary points. The offense code is 90113A and this was in Chelmsford, MA. I have no previous traffic violations.
Any advice would be appreciated.
This was in Chelmsford, MA.
The other day I received a citation for two offenses. The first is a 'left turn while prohibited' offense and I have no problems with receiving this. The second violation is a seatbelt violation.
The officer had his blue lights on so I pulled over to the side of the road and shut my car off. I then removed my seatbelt so that I could more easily retrive the documents when asked (I don't reach into my glovebox until the officer has asked for license, registration, ect.). The officer approached my vehicle and told me he stopped me for making an illegal left turn. He then paused for a second and stated 'and you're not wearing a seatbelt.' He then proceeded to return back to his vehicle before I could properly address the situation...aka I was confused because I always wear my seatbelt when driving and I WAS wearing my seatbelt. I did not discuss this with the officer as I felt there was nothing that could be done and he had already handed me the ticket.
Is there any advice to help with the situation? I feel like this could just be a 'my word vs officers' word' situation. Is there anything that I can do about it? Who would I contact to discuss this?
The seatbelt fine is only $25 but money is tight and I do not want any unnecessary points. The offense code is 90113A and this was in Chelmsford, MA. I have no previous traffic violations.
Any advice would be appreciated.
This was in Chelmsford, MA.