IN THE ___________COURT OF __________ (County or City), __________ (State)

____________________
(Name of State)

PLAINTIFF

V.

CAUSE NO. ____________

____________________
(Name of Defendant)

DEFENDANT
Motion to Dismiss Traffic Citation

Comes now ________________ (Name of Defendant), Defendant, in the

above-captioned cause, and moves this Honorable Court to dismiss the traffic ticket (or
citation) issued to Defendant on _______________ (date), a copy of said ticket (or
citation) being attached hereto as Exhibit A, and as grounds for said Motion, Defendant
would show unto the Court the following:
1.

(State grounds such as the traffic sign showing the speed limit was

hidden behind trees, and Defendant did not know that the speed limit had
changed from _____ MPH to _____ MPH.) ________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
2.
(State any other grounds you have). ___________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
Wherefore, Defendant respectfully moves the Court to dismiss the said traffic
ticket (or citation) with prejudice.
Respectfully submitted,

By: ______________________
(Printed Name of Defendant)
_________________________
(Signature of Defendant)

Certificate of Service
This is to certify that I, ____________________ (Name of Defendant),
Defendant in the Cause, have this date served a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing Motion by U.S. Mail, postage fully prepaid, to the following (e.g., city
prosecutor, district attorney, county attorney, etc.)______________________, for
the ____________ (city or county) of ______________ (name of city or county):
_______________________
(Name of Attorney)
__________________________________
(Post Office Box No. or Street Address)
_________________________________
(City, State, Zip Code)
This the ____day of ___________________, 20_______.
Respectfully submitted,

By: ______________________
(Printed Name of Defendant)
_________________________
Signature of Defendant)