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| Written by Sandra Westdahl |
| Sunday, 11 December 2011 23:57 |
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As time passed she assumed her ticket was dismissed, but about a year later… "My license was suspended because of the ticket and I didn't know that," DeLone said. That’s when she decided to tackle her situation in court. "It wasn't fair that I wasn't properly served," DeLone said. According to Arizona law a process server may give any person older than 16 a citation at your house. Attorney Christopher Wencker thinks that process servers do not always follow those rules because “they make their money by serving a lot of people.” City Court Administrator Christopher Hale said that the city gets a few complaints each month from people claiming that they were not properly served. “The complaints we get is that it was just left on my door,” Hale said. He also says that in those cases people can request a hearing where they defend themselves or hire an attorney. “I think the way the rules are set up the system seems to work pretty well,“ Hale said. Even though DeLone had a lawyer defending her, she ended up having to pay the ticket. The judge accepted the process server’s claim that a ticket was given to a person at DeLone’s residence. "I was trying to beat the system but maybe they really needed money at the time," DeLone said. Tucson Budget Director Marie Nemerguth said that the traffic cameras add revenue to the city, but that is not the main reason the city has the photo enforcement program. “The reason we have them out there is to create awareness number one and prevent accidents and change drivers behavior,” Nemerguth said.
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| Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2011 00:20 |
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