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I was driving my Ford Truck to work on 10/23/06. I was going to turn right to enter onto a freeway on ramp. Honestly, I decelerated down to about 1mph or less then hurried my turn as the light turned red onto the on ramp. It is not a violation to turn right on red at this light. I DID commit a roll and go stop--just barely.

Well, I got the ticket and the fee is $1,041! Is this possible? Moreover, I checked the violation code on my ticket and it is 21453A which translates to: "Illegal movement/red/light/arrow". The DMV Website also states that this is a "1 Point" violation.

Could this all be right? I was very cordial (as always) to the officer (CHP) that issued the citation. But, had i known what this was leading to, I would have tried to either talk my way out of it or given him a piece of my mind for issuing a really serious citation for what was really a marginal, ticky-tack infraction.

Any help or advice to be had out there?

Thank you.

Mike