So... I got pulled over for a "moving violation"

Doubt it. They want money, they know the little "honey pots" to go to; rural country roads where people roll stop signs when theres literally no other cars within half a mile. Happened to me. Yea, I broke the law and paid my ticket. But it was 4:30 am, noone was around except for the sheriff who was blending into the business parking lot by the sign. I feel so much safer knowing he was sitting there ticketing all those pesky stop-sign rollers at 4:30 am (he said sarcastically)

I got a stop sign ticket in my neighborhood at 5AM. I live in a gated neighborhood. Trust me, at 5AM there is no one else on the road, especially on a Saturday morning. IT DOESN'T MATTER. The is no stipulation in the law that says, it's OK to go through a stop sign if no one else is coming, or at certain times during the day.
I screwed up, I paid the fine. That's just how it is.