Speeding ticket

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My finace got a speeding ticket in washington state. In the "defendant's signature" aknowledging that she "got the ticket but not admitting guilt" the cop never made her sign it....is this enough to get her off?

Can she just ignore it and then say...hey I never signed getting it?

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Just ignoring it is a bad idea. She will get her license suspended and possibly have a warrant issued for her arrest. If she gets stopped again, she might end up in jail. As for whether the lack of a signature makes the ticket involved, that's going to depend on the laws of your state, city or county and possibly on the judge that hears the case. It's certainly worth a shot to go to court and contest the ticket on this basis, but it may not work.

If you think I'm kidding about going to jail, several years ago I mailed payment for a ticket for an expired emissions a little too late. About a year later, I was stopped for another violation and was actually handcuffed, hauled off to jail and spent a few interesting but not particularly pleasant hours there until I was bailed out. Of course all the other inmates were afraid of me after I told them what I was in jail for. I think a lot of states are moving away from jailing people who ignore traffic violations in favor of suspending licences, given that jails are generally overcrowded with out bringing in traffic violators, but, in most states, driving on a suspended license can get you jail time, too.