You must promise the boat Gods that every time you use this secret method to get out of a traffic ticket you will provide me with a case of my favorite alcoholic beverage !!!!!
Now that is done, let me tell you how to get out of receiving traffic tickets on the way to the river. There is a little known CVC section that most police officers do not know about. It should become your very best friend. That is section 40502(b). It simply reads:
"Upon demand of the person arrested, before a judge or other magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense at the county seat of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. This subdivision applies only if the person arrested resides, or the person's principal place of employment is located, closer to the county seat than to the court or other magistrate nearest or most accessible to the place where the arrest is made."
What does all this mean in layman terms you ask? This section allows you, at time of the citation, to ask or demand that the officer add this section to the citation. It will then cause the citation to be transferred to the county seat for the hearing.
So lets say you live in Orange County, you are stopped in Blythe for speeding. The officer tells you he is going to write you a ticket. Prior to the officer writing the ticket explain to him that you are going to request county seat jurisdiction under CVC 40502(b). It most cases he will let you go with a warning. If not, he will write the citation. Be sure he includes the CVC 40502(b) section on the ticket.
This means he will have to drive to down town Riverside when you fight the citation. If, by any chance he does show, just ask for an extension. In almost thirty years I have never seen an officer show up to court to fight one of these citations. It works with city cops and CHP. Just make sure they write the 40502(b) section on the ticket. You can not request it later...
Most young rookies are not aware of this section. Just be nice and polite and explain it to them. They can look it up or radio thier Sgt. for info. In most cases they just mumble under their breath and give you a warning.
Now be honest with me, remember you promised the boat Gods. There is enough of you speed demons out there that I should never have to buy my own drinks again......