Ok - my hubby used to be a member of CPS & I just explained the situation to him. He says issuing the new ticket is perfectly legal & legit however, the cops threats to give you a bigger ticket if you take it to court is definitely not right.
His suggestion is to call the officers sergeant & citizen complaints to file a complaint about him coming to your house & threating you with a higher ticket if you went to court.
He cannot give you 2 tickets for the same offence, he will have to cancel one of the tickets prior to your court appearance so don't worry about that aspect. He also said the cop is probably not comfortable going to court about this due to it being a 'clocked' speedometer speeding ticket which are often difficult to prove in court.
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