At least once in their life, any driver of a car or motorbike has received a fine for speeding, for having parked right there where there was no parking, on the pedestrian crossing, for double-row parking.
Once upon a time the fines they were filled in either with a typewriter or with a pen. In these cases, the official’s signature was essential because it was precisely the one that gave validity to the administrative provision.
In the last few years new IT systems have been introduced and mechanography, with pre-printed models and in those the signature no longer exists. There is a wording that makes the feces.
The difference between the fines contested immediately and those notified at a later time
Many motorists and motorcyclists wonder if the fine even if it is not signed is valid or not. This because if the fine is not valid, it would be legitimate to appeal and have good hopes of winning the case thus avoiding paying the fine. In many cases it has been established that the infringement must be accepted, because the policeman’s signature is no longer required by the law. Indeed, it is useless.
Road fines are of various types, there are those in which the violation is directly contested and those in which the report is notified only at a later time. This happens when it is not possible to stop the driver at the time of the infringement. That is, when carrying out a check could damage the circulation, possibly causing accidents.
What happens if some mandatory information is missing from the report
In the event that the agents tear the report on the spot by handing it to the offender, the signature is required. In the case instead of a mechanized report which is sent to the person concerned, only after the subscription is not needed. Therefore, the signature of the office manager, or that of the public official in question, does not necessarily have to be present.
So if you receive a fine directly at home and there is no signature of the policeman or the agent who wrote it on it, all you have to do is pay it. What must not be missing in the minutes are the following information: type of vehicle and license plate, details of the transgressor, exposure of the fact and therefore indication of the violated rule, time, day and place of the violation itself. If this information is not present, the user has the right, indeed the duty to file an appeal and wait for the cancellation of the fine.
