Update! How to Beat a Speeding Ticket and the System That Wants You to Lose

A symbolic illustration of navigating legal bureaucracy—one individual against a maze of red tape.

It begins, as these things so often do, with a piece of paper. A ticket. Not a golden one, mind you—no entry to a chocolate factory. Just a dull, bureaucratic summons from the State of Oregon’s law enforcement. The charge? Speeding. The reality? A clerical farce, a procedural trainwreck, and a Kafkaesque descent into the kind of petty tyranny only a local traffic court can muster.

Katherin M. was handed her invitation to misery after being stopped on the road. But here’s the thing—her ticket wasn’t just flawed; it was a work of fiction. The State of Oregon misidentified her vehicle as being registered in Washington instead of California. Key legal details, such as the culpable mental state or the correct location type, were entirely omitted. A small oversight, no doubt—except that who owns the vehicle is rather fundamental to issuing a legitimate citation.

Now, in a sane world, a small administrative error like this would be enough to toss the whole thing in the bin, and the issuing officer would be sentenced to a mandatory refresher course on "How to Fill in Basic Paperwork Without Embarrassing Yourself." But no. This is a courtroom, not a classroom, and the system has little interest in self-improvement.

Katherin, undeterred by the bureaucratic black hole swallowing her paperwork, did the thing that mere mortals rarely attempt—she fought back.

Act I: The Great Dismissal That Wasn’t

She did everything by the book—filed a Motion to Dismiss, pointed out the glaring errors, and waited for the great wheels of justice to turn. And turn they did—straight over her case without so much as a glance.

Instead of considering her motion, the court claimed it arrived late (despite being mailed days before the deadline). A judgment was entered against her anyway. The ink was barely dry on the decision before collection notices started landing at her door, demanding a tidy sum of $1,500.

It was at this point that Katherin did something most people don’t: she called in reinforcements. Enter Petition Guy. A fixer of sorts, a man who has made it his business to wade through the ridiculous, the absurd, and the infuriating bureaucracy that exists purely to grind down the will of the average citizen.

Act II: The Bureaucratic Abyss

With Petition Guy at her side, Katherin went on the offensive. The Sheriff’s Office? Their ticket was so poorly documented it wouldn’t survive a first-year law student’s exam paper. The District Attorney’s Office? They completely ignored her discovery requests, a violation of ORS 135.815. The court clerk? When asked for guidance, they replied in what can only be described as bureaucratic gobbledygook: providing basic legal information, apparently, would be an “interpretation of the rules,” and they simply couldn’t be seen to do such a thing.

At this point, the entire exercise had morphed from a routine traffic dispute into a dystopian satire about local government incompetence.

Act III: The Victory That Should Have Been Obvious

Then, miraculously—like a rare celestial event or a polite DMV employee—justice prevailed. The case was reopened.The court was forced to address the glaring errors. On January 13, 2025, Katherin appeared before the judge, who, upon actual review, realized that the state’s case was about as sturdy as a damp napkin.

The ticket was dismissed. Just like that. Poof. Gone. Like it had never existed. And yet, somehow, it had taken months of appeals, letters, hearings, and the sheer refusal to quit to get there.

But, of course, bureaucracy isn’t finished with you that easily.

Act IV: The Paperwork Chase

Having won, Katherin now has to ask for proof of her own victory. No written decision had been issued. No formal record. No receipt for the battle she had just won. And without it, who’s to say the fine wouldn’t suddenly reappear? A small clerical “oversight,” perhaps, that just so happened to turn into a financial nightmare.

So now, she waits. A formal request has been made for the official dismissal order, because if there’s one thing government loves more than fines, it’s pretending things never happened.

Lessons from Katherin’s Case

Here’s what we’ve learned:

✅ Your ticket is probably riddled with errors.

✅ The system will not correct its mistakes unless you force it to.

✅ Courts don’t always follow their own rules.

✅ Fighting back is exhausting—but it works.

✅ Hiring someone who knows what they’re doing (like Petition Guy) makes all the difference.

Katherin’s win wasn’t just about saving $1,500. It was about standing up to a system that expects you to give up. And it was a reminder that just because something is written on official paper doesn’t mean it’s right.

If you find yourself staring down a bogus traffic citation, an unjust fine, or a

bureaucratic nightmare, remember you don’t have to accept it. You just need someone who knows how to fight back.

Need Help Fighting a Ticket?

If you’re facing a traffic citation and don’t know where to start, Petition Guy can help. Contact us at:

📧 Email: PetitionGuy@proton.me

📞 Phone: (619) 289-8441

Because justice shouldn’t be this hard. But when it is, you need the right people in your corner.