Was I robbed by the court?

about 8 months ago I got a ticket for riding a stand up scooter in california for not having it insured! and the law states that

Motorized Scooters:
A motorized scooter is a two-wheeled device that has handlebars, a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding, and is powered by a motor.
The California Vehicle Code does not require registration, license plates to be displayed or the scooter to be insured.
Even though insurance is not required, owners of these scooters should contact their insurance company to determine if coverage is available.
An operator of a motorized scooter must be at least 16 years old, possess a valid drivers license or instruction permit, and wear a helmet.

A motorized scooter may be operated on a bicycle path, trail or bikeway, but not on a sidewalk. On the roadway, it must be operated in the bicycle lane, if there is one. On roads without bicycle lanes, motorized scooters may operate where the speed limit is 25 mph or less, and shall be ridden as close to the right hand curb as possible, except to pass or turn left.

I received a ticket for not being insured(they wont insure it its not even worth it) 400 dollars and a speeding ticket when the cop said I was going 35 mph? my scooter has a small weed-eater engine or leaf blower.... goes 25 max... ( I myself was wearing a helmet, gloves, I was 18 with a license... could it have been that I failed to tell the judge that it was a small engine not a large scooter?

I followed up with this until now they told me to send a letter to the judge and that I would get a response in a couple of weeks what do you think I should do?

I was told To send a letter to the traffic commisioner and to wait for an appeal so i am going to send it in on Monday with my claim I hope I get a refund which I doubht but! atleast I tried ( I feel robbed -_-) ......

To meet the definition of a "motorized scooter" in the CVC the device must not be capable of exceeding 15mph on a flat surface. If it is "capable" of a speed in excess of this then it is not, by law, a motorized scooter, and must meet the full motorcycle laws, including meeting the codes as to manufacture, safety equipment etc, and must be registered and insured, and driven by someone holding a valid license or permit.

If, as you say, yours can go "25mph max", it's illegal, and the cop cut you a break by just giving you a "no insurance" ticket - he could have impounded it.

Richard

yeh man the court mass you up i had to pay 500 bucks for riding a bike through the golf course

Well, if you didn't mention the small engine to the Judge, how'd you expect him to know it?

He can't read your mind.

So, if you were "robbed", you robbed yourself.

I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope of correcting it now, either. You have a duty to place the relevant information before the Court - you didn't.

8 months have passed - the time for appeal has expired.

And a Judge can't issue an appeal of his own Order or Judgement, which is what you're asking him to do.

I think you're screwed here.

Pay the money. Believe me, it's a pretty cheap lesson as far as the law goes.