<br /><br />The way it went in order:<br /><br />1. He giggled my tailgate to verify that it was closed completely.<br /><br />2. He checked my tire tread. (this was all on the way to my window.)<br /><br />3. He asked for license and proof of insurance, which I gave him.<br /><br />4. He verified the VIN on the truck was the same as on the insurance card.<br /><br />5. He asked for my phone number, which I gave him.<br /><br />6. He asked for my SSN, which I didnt give him.<br /><br />7. He got upset that I wouldnt give him my SSN. I asked him to contact his supervisor.<br /><br />8. He gave me a ticket.<br /><br />Like I said, this little town is a known speed trap, it was my bad for not catching the sign. I was speeding, I have just never been subjected to that sort of treatment before.<br /><br />As an aside, I had to go through that same stretch of road today.(that was how I found the one almost hidden sign.) I went 40 and had three or four cars honking and telling me Im number one for going so slowly. <br /><br />Could it have been a fake cop? <br />There have been reports on the local news about cases of police impersonators operating in the metroplex 
<br /><br />I called the city clerk today. Evidently the Judge wants the SSN on all tickets.The next legitimate question would be, why does the JUDGE want them on the ticket? Having someones' social security number in many cases is just like having a key to their bank account. Propietery information has been compromised in the past through medical records. The phone number issue is another of similar danger. I used to have my phone number printed on my checks to avoid hassles. Not anymore. I say if you have trouble with that check don't call me call the bank.
Im only 99.99% sure about this, so there is a little wiggle-room for error if needed, but I believe the city judge is prohibited from ever viewing the actual citation.<br /><br />I wouldnt give phone number and ssn to anyone putting it together with my name and address. Your citation is public record. Everything needed for identity theft/fraud is right there in one place, ready to go for anyone looking at those public records. Only recently has California started moving away from having all of that data together in the court files for people getting divorced.<br /><br />Need a new identity??? ... the pulic files of the family law courts have names, addresses, ssn, tele numbers, bank statements, credit card statements w/acct numbers All of it in a nifty little folder that is available to anyone that wants to look ... or make copies.
They still didnt get it.<br /><br />I had a friend that recommended a lawyer specializing in traffic tickets. $49 and it will be made to go away....or at leas that is what I was told. Time will tell.
