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Speeding ticket without getting pulled over - MA cop with a radar seemed to have clocked my speed as was trying to slow down?

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I was driving through Watertown, MA today and the speed limit keep changing from 30 to 35 to 30 again. As soon as the limit changed from 35 to 30, I was in the process of slowing down and realized that there was a cop standing on the side of the road with a radar. I feel that he might have clocked my speed and then he went to his car to do something. I got little paranoid and thought that the lights would come on and he would start pursuing me to stop. Didn't happen but I'm still apprehensive that I might get a ticket in the mail. Can that happen? If yes, would it be a criminal or a civil violation? How would I go about contesting it as it was not my fault for not suddenly braking to adhere to the speed limit as I would have caused a collision with the car right behind me.

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Michael Palumbo ·
Worry about it if something comes in the mail.
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Jessica Ann FoleyCriminal Defense AttorneyWeymouth, MA ·
I didn't think you could get random non-fastlane tickets in the mail - but apparently you can. I just learned this from a friend of mine who got one....Anyway, don't worry until you get one. If you moved and didn't change your address you might want to check at the old place.
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Andrew Cowan ·
In most cases, a police officer can't serve a traffic ticket by mail—they have to give it to the violator in-hand. There are exceptions, but I agree with the others that you shouldn't worry unless you get something in the mail. Speeding is generally a civil infraction, not criminal.
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