[Gh0st]

Thanks for the input so far guys -

I can swallow paying for the ticket (even though I feel it's unjust) but it's the points that irk me!

Is there any way I can get the ticket amended to avoid points, be it through judge or officer when the date comes up?

I documented the conversation.. pretty close to verbatim -- i would like to say the officer was pretty soft spoken and polite in his dealing with me and it wasn't an unpleasant conversation - outside of getting the ticket..

Received Ticket on January 29 2019 on the way home in the left turn late on Clark Driving South Bound, prepared to turn left onto Broadway East Bound.
Officer was located at Petro Canada, 20-25ft away from my vehicle when he walked over, knocked on my window, and asked me to pull over into the gas station.

Officer: “Do you know why I pulled you over”
Me: “No Officer”
Officer: “I pulled you over because you were holding your phone.”
Me: “No, I was reaching for my wallet”
Officer: “I saw you from afar looking up and down”
Me: “I just bought this car and yes I was looking at some of the new features on my dashboard, I can see how it may have appeared that way”
Officer: “Well, although you weren’t using your phone, holding your phone constitutes as use of electronic device and I have to write you a ticket is there anything else you’d like to say”
Me: “I understand you’re doing your job, and I appreciate the work but I’ve never had any infractions of this kind in the past, this would be a first issue for me, but I wasn’t holding my phone, is there any way you can reevaluate this?”
Officer: You may ask the judge to reduce the fine.
Me: Thank you for your time Officer.