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In the United States, presumption of innocence implies that if the defendant pleads innocent, it is upon the parking authority to prove that the violation descr
by fixermark 13y ago
In the United States, presumption of innocence implies that if the defendant pleads innocent, it is upon the parking authority to prove that the violation described in the ticket actually happened. Parking authorities tend to overtax their resources for such niceties (on the assumption that most people who are fined will plead guilty and pay the fine rather than burn personal time showing up in court); when an innocent plea happens, it may not even be worth the resource investiture for the officer who issued the ticket to show up to plea.
- fwenzel 13y agoYou are technically right but you're missing one thing: The parking authority here has an easy time to prove that you've ostensibly parked against the rules. Say, if the curb paint was faded, all they have to show is a map showing where you parked and how that's a special area. Done. Suddenly it's up to you as the defendant to prove that that wasn't the case. Outside of completely bogus tickets, proving that they were technically allowed to write the ticket is a trivial affair for the authorities.