Can you decline going to court for a speeding ticket? Can't you just pay it and get on with your life?
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I think that's perfectly acceptable in most places. There are usually directions on the back of the ticket so you can pay it rather than go to court. You can even mail your fine.
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Yes, the majority of people just pay the fine without ever going to court. You can go to court if you wish to fight the charges, or you may be called to court if you've have many traffic infractions or maybe if you are young and still on a probation period of your license.
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Of course. But you have a good chance of pleading the ticket down if you do show up, which could mean less or no points. This could definitely have an impact on the price you pay for insurance.
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speeding tickets are designed to skip the court process. just pay the fine. In California, speeders can take a class on a saturday and have the bad mark erased from your record. The class costs twenty bucks and your inconvenience and your attention to learn about how you have been driving and how other people drive.
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In the state of OR you get a speeding ticket you can skip the court and pay fine also but don't count on doing driving school to help it not show on your Insurance as in that state you must get the Judge permission to go to the school, it must be court approved. You can do it all by mail just write a letter, pay the fine and ask permission, and if judge so allows, then it can happen. Been then, done that..... Much rather deal with a ticket in Ca as you can choose to just go into court house and pay fine and court cost and driving school fee. Then choose to do the school One Sat. or two evening or even do it online and post test results with court.
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I think it may be mandatory to show up if you were going way over the speed limit, although I'm not positive about that. Years ago I got a speeding ticket..I was on my way up north to visit my son and it was about 100 miles from home..I was given an alternative..pay the fine, attend a course at one of those "Driving Schools" and the "infraction" wouldn't go on my record. Or I could have shown up in court..but because I lived so far away, it wasn't mandatory that I go to court. What will that speeding ticket do to your insurance coverage if you just pay and don't attend a Driving School for a day? :)
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In VA you can as along as it is not reckless driving. I got pulled doing 29 over the speed limit but the cop only wrote me up for speeding so I can pre pay and move on.
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usually
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I didn't go to court for either of mine. Two checks and a couple of stamps was all it took.
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Think this depends upon the laws in your state. Read your ticket and call the PD if you need clarification. In my state, you can mail in the fine and be done unless you want to contest the charges.
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Read the fine print on the ticket. If you plead guilty and pay the fine, it will save you court costs. They should have the address you can send your fine to, or, possibly, as in Lafayette, Indiana, at the police station, they may have envelopes for you to put your info on, your check in, and a special box to drop it into. It's best to call the police department (NON-Emergency number... NOT 911), or the county clerk and ask.
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If it is marked as prepayable, then yes...sometimes, because of the amount you were going over the limit, it is not prepayable and a court hearing is mandatory, so check your citation and it should give you instructions on how to prepay.
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Complacency of the citizens are what the traffic system is hoping, which means easy money for the state. Did you know traffic tickets are considered another form of nuisience taxes. State laws on speed of imposed with the intent to make money not save lives. It is just a form of generating revenue.
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I chose "guilty with explanation" option on the last speeding ticket I got.I wrote to the Magistrate and got the points lowered.That was nice.After seeing my insurance bill,I stopped driving like an ass.
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