I was pulled over in port orange and got a dui but when they wrote up the ticket they never had me sign it and I was fully capable of signing it so I was wondering if I could get the charge dropped?

Hello cheznee:

Nope, not for just that. But, I WOULD hire a lawyer. Maybe HE can find something that WILL work.

excon

Nope, while they prefer to have you sign it, as proof you were given a copy of it, it does not make give you any grounds to get it dismissed. The officer not signing it, maybe, but they can always re-issue a ticket within the statue of limitation on that crime.

Unfortunately that defense won't work to get ticket dropped.

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Originally Posted by cheznee

i was pulled over in port orange and got a dui but when they wrote up the ticket they never had me sign it and i was fully capable of signing it so i was wondering if i could get the charge dropped?!

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If you refuse to sign the ticket the Officer testifies that he gave it to you so the fact that you didn't sign (being fully capable, despite being DUI) doesn't matter - at least in NY.

I would say it's not grounds to drop the charge.