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which is rule 120A of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and then I challenge them on the fact that the citation is not a complaint it is not a summons

you haven't given jurisdiction and you basically come after them with the fact that the citation is not a complaint, it is not a summons and that their process is insufficient

To dismiss citation is not a valid complaint if the court is acting without a

Now on top of that, I just finished doing a brief on why the citation is not a valid complaint nor does a written complaint grant the jurisdiction to the court to hear the cause.

The citation is not, cannot be a complaint.

One of the bases that he's challenging on is this exact issue that there's no complaint, there's no information, the citation is not an adequate charging instrument

And he got it on tape or on his digital recorder in the courtroom, the prosecutor admitted in open court, he said yes your honor, the defendant is correct, the citation is not sufficient charging instrument

The point is the prosecutor admitted in open court that the citation is not a valid charging instrument, that's the topic

But even so it was still a court of record that we're getting off topic here, the whole point is that the prosecutor admitted that the citation is not a proper charging instrument, that there has to be information

Two, the citation is not a valid complaint nor is it a valid charging instrument of any kind.

But the problem is, as you well know, the citation is not a complaint, does not meet the requisites of a complaint,

As far as I know, in New York, the citation is not a valid complaint.

need. Yes, they need. Okay, the citation is not a complaint. What they need is a criminal complaint.

Right, and in Texas a traffic citation is not a criminal complaint.

Well, remember, the citation is not statute.

At one point it said an information or a complaint or citation is not enough,

It's my understanding that the citation is not a proper summons.

No. No, because there can be civil fines and there can be criminal fines. And a citation is nothing more than a summons to answer an accusation based upon some thing, and it can be a civil accusation or a criminal one.

and because you're a co-owner, the citation is not dismissed.

The citation is not sworn.

The citation is not sworn to by anybody for any purpose.

Remember that the first and foremost problem is lack of notice. The citation is not proper notice.

Ladies and gentlemen, the citation is not a charging instrument.

The citation is not notice because it is not a charging instrument, okay?

that I know of since the citation is not legally binding for any purpose except as a promise

given you is the citation the citation is not signed and sworn to by anybody is

you the citation is noticed object to that and say no it is not noticed it does

The problem is, is the citation is not a complaint.

Okay, so we go to the next section. Citation is not valid to serve as a pre-trial summons.

Therefore, Craig maintains that the transportation citation is nothing more than a one-trick pony, serving only to obtain and establish an agreement between the officer and the accused that the accused will voluntarily appear before the

Number two, the citation is not sworn to in front of anybody. Number three, the required language out of Texas statute of what constitutes a valid complaint does not exist in the citation.

Essentially, the citation is not related to any name. It just has a vehicle description, so I figured I'd jump in here because I'm a lot more fed on the stuff that my brother is

And if the citation is not paid in 30 days, they're going to double it.

See, a citation is not a complaint.

sure citation is not a punishment punishment's up to the courts the

Now, the other issue there is when the citation is not signed by you

A citation is not a valid complaint under this statute.

First off, the citation is not sworn, can't be sworn, there's no one there to verify it when it's issued

However, the problem that creates is the citation is not compliant with the requisites of a complaint under 5 or under 45.019 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

the fact of the matter is the citation is not a prerequisite to prosecution for a traffic offense

an out-of-state litigant on a traffic citation is not profitable period he cannot win all he can do

then a citation is not appropriate.

you're doing? And if they try to say the citation, say, hey, the citation is not signed. It's

The citation is not what any municipality is authorized to issue.

The citation is not authorized in statute anywhere.

And the citation is not considered?

in receipt of said citation is not innocent rather than guilty,

the minimum bar they set is a verified criminal complaint, which the citation is not in any stretch of the imagination.

Code of Criminal Procedures 45.018, and a citation is not good enough, but a defendant can waive that.

Okay. Well, then here's your problem. If the ticket is not the charging instrument, what it specifically says on the citation is not going to get the resolution you want.

Just real quick here, there was also, I was trying to see, because I know that you say that you try to not complete, you say the citation is not a real complaint.

There are only two commissioners that end old traffic court. Yes, California is different than most states. A traffic citation is not a criminal action. It is an infraction and it's adjudicated over by a commissioner.

Furthermore, the citation is not based on probable cause.

The citation is not a deposition. It is not a sworn anything.

got up to two years to file the complaint the citation is not the complaint okay so they have

well no wait a minute are you going to read me another case about how citation is not a charging

that the citation is not an accusatory instrument, and he is correct that you don't have to have the other kind of indictment or information.

Now, that's different from what you have when you're talking about the notice to appear, and all of these court cases that you're talking about continuously keep saying the citation is not accusatory instrument, it's nearly a notice to appear.

I want them to say that a citation is not a complaint.

This citation is not one of them.

Oh, citation is not a complaint.

And certainly a citation is not good enough to start a court case

And what it challenges is precisely this issue, that the officer who wrote the citation is not authorized to enforce the transportation code.

And what he's saying is the traffic citation is not a criminal affidavit.

New York State has actually said that the traffic citation is not sufficient

And New York specifically said that that citation is not sufficient

Say what it is under Massachusetts law, under Massachusetts law, traffic citation is not