IL - Lidar ticket in IL? Go to court and win?

**StlouisX50** · 11-06-2009, 08:24 AM

Caught by LIDAR? You could beat speeding ticket

Bernie Tafoya Reporting
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CHICAGO (WBBM) -- If you happen to be caught speeding by Chicago police, chances are you could beat-the-rap just by showing up in court.

One of the kinds of devices being used by Chicago police to catch speeders has not been legally upheld in Illinois courts

Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown reports the city knows the laser-based LIDAR detectors have not been judged as admissible in Illinois, but it continues to use the devices.

LIDAR is an acronym for LIght Detection And Ranging. It uses light to measure distance and speed. Radar technology uses radio waves.

Some motorists who don’t know about the legal technicality plead guilty and get court-supervision when they could easily have had the traffic charge dropped.

The head of the Chicago police Traffic Section contends LIDAR devices are accurate and reliable.

One word of warning: Police radar devices still hold up in court. It’s the tickets with the LIDAR box checked that have the potential for being tossed.

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**StlouisX50** · 11-06-2009, 11:51 AM

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**xlx** · 11-06-2009, 01:16 PM

I just saw a separate coverage of the same story on WGN NEWS as well.

The cops are supposedly voluntarily letting people go after catching them using Laser gun because they well know it will get thrown out! They vouched to continue using (their now useless and expensive... although temporarily until they get this technicality sorted out) LIDAR guns to catch speeder regardless though

I wonder what the LIDAR gun and jammer industry thinks of this

**V1DUDE** · 11-06-2009, 08:43 PM

sweeeeeeeet I guess I dont have to invest in a Laser Jammer Know.

**rallykid** · 11-16-2009, 06:31 PM

I just got caught by Lidar, only it was in a State Police officers hands. The court for Illinois State Police is in Chicago , anyone know if I can use this article to try to beat it, or it only works if you are caught by CPD?

**StlouisX50** · 11-17-2009, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by rallykid

I just got caught by Lidar, only it was in a State Police officers hands. The court for Illinois State Police is in Chicago , anyone know if I can use this article to try to beat it, or it only works if you are caught by CPD?

I would suggest you go to a lawyer and have him rep. for you. He will know the facts. Doing it yourself is risky, all tho I'M sure it can be done.