Traffic Court

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

I got a ticket yesterday and plan to go to court over it and I was wondering how the process goes down. Don't you show up on the court date and plead Guilty or Not guilty, and then if you plead not guilty the judge will make another court date for you to come back on so you can argue your case?

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[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Something along those lines... I'm sure it's different depending on the state you're in.

What was the ticket for if you don't mind me asking?

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

Failure to yield making a left turn

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Hah... that happened to a buddy of mine. He turned left onto the main street in town and cut off a cop so they tried to give him a failure to yield ticket. What they neglected to mention was that it was 2 AM and the cop was travelling on an unlit section of the street with no lights on.

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

I think it was just that time of the month for the officer that pulled me over:crap:

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Where I live, if you plan on fighting the ticket you plead not guilty and prove your case that day. The only time you make another courtdate(for anything) is at an arraignment or when you ask for a continuance. Traffic court isn't exactly complicated.

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

Where I live, if you plan on fighting the ticket you plead not guilty and prove your case that day. The only time you make another courtdate(for anything) is at an arraignment or when you ask for a continuance. Traffic court isn't exactly complicated.

I'm a traffic court virgin Thanks for the info though

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Write a check (cheque) for more than the ticket amount, and never cash the refund you receive //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Write a check (cheque) for more than the ticket amount, and never cash the refund you receive //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

My boss has done this, and it works. case stays open, nothing on your record, but that you paid.

 

[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

**** i might have to do that if i ever get pulled over for something. Other than the time i was driving with my fog lights on and the cop let me go, he was nice too.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Write a check (cheque) for more than the ticket amount, and never cash the refund you receive //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

he's right on this one. I have seen so many people do this nowadays that it wont be on your record.

For example..

You get a ticket for 65 bucks. Then you pay for the ticket 10 or 15 dollars more than they will send you a refund check in the mail. Do not cash the refund check and boom your records will still be clean.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

when I got one for running a red light...(which was totally false) and I contested, all that happens is the judge calls the defendants up one by one asking how they plead & you sit back down.

then he calls up people where either the police officer didn't show or doesn't recall the event & gives them their license back....

...can't tell you what happens after that... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[randomco 10+ year member]

in cali its different, you go up, plead guilty, not guilty, or no contest. if you plead guilty or no contest the judge will decide how much the fine will be, and your done. but if you plead not guilty you have to make an appt to come back to court and the officer who cited you will have to show up and defend his side of the story, but 80% of the time ive plead not guilty and had to come back, the cop didnt show i got all charges dropped

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

yo randomco have u ever tried the pay over the tickets total and recieve a refund check thing? because i heard that its different for every state and i wanna know if it will work over here in cali.

 

[randomco 10+ year member]

yea i was wondering that, ive never over paid, but as soon as i saw it on here i told my friend who just got a speeding ticket, and im gonna have him try it out.