hearing officer discretionUnited States · Albuquerque, New MexicoDifficulty: Easy
First-Offender Mitigation Under ROA §8-5-2-11
Albuquerque Hearing Officers under ROA §8-5-2-11 may reduce or dismiss a citation 'in the interest of justice' considering prior record, attempted compliance, and equity. Documented first offenses in any 12-month period are routinely reduced 50% or dismissed.
Legal basis
ROA §8-5-2-11
Sample appeal wording
Hearing Officer, I accept that on [DATE] I parked in [VIOLATION] at [LOCATION]. This is my first ABQ parking citation in [N] months (records request attached). Mitigating: [reason]. I respectfully request dismissal under ROA §8-5-2-11 in the interest of justice, or reduction to a warning. [NAME] / [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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