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Posted by: Unregistered ()
Date: October 15, 2009 03:43AM

I got in an accident 3 weeks ago and i got a ticket and the police officer told me I could pre-pay so i called the court to pre-pay but then the court person said I have to come to court. Is there anyway I can still avoid going to court? My charge was failure to keep the vehilce under control, and it is a $92 ticket $30 fine $62 processing, but if I go court the cost would go up. I am currently 16.

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Posted by: GMU Hokie ()
Date: October 15, 2009 05:53AM

What does the ticket say?

Since you are under 18, you probably have to come to court with your parents or guardian.

Have you told your parents or guardian yet about the crash?

You will need to be accompanied to court.

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Posted by: RESton Peace ()
Date: October 15, 2009 07:04AM

There's no "what does the ticket say" here. the law is clear: all accidents go to court.

you should look at this as a good thing! a lot of judges reduce the fines or give balls-easy sentences to minors.. the "you've been through enough" school of thought. then again, the sentence here is prolly mandatory, so who knows.

and oh yes, since when does the fine go up if you go to court?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2009 07:05AM by RESton Peace.

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Posted by: justin credible ()
Date: October 15, 2009 08:35PM

first off not all accidents go to court. Most tickets you can prepay except for reckless driving and a few others. Under 18 is a mandatory court date at JDR. Second a judge can impose the max fine if he/she gets pissed off enough. Ive seen plenty of times when the defendent should have just prepayed the ticket.

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Posted by: RESton Peace ()
Date: October 15, 2009 08:43PM

allow me to repeat and clarify: all accidents where a party is charged go to court. period.

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Posted by: Mr Captcha ()
Date: October 15, 2009 09:57PM

Going to court doesn't mean you're automatically going to get the book thrown at you. Simply wearing a nice shirt and tie, being polite, and addressing the judge as "Your Honor" can go a long way for you in traffic court.

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Re: ticket
Posted by: proof ()
Date: October 15, 2009 10:29PM

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> allow me to repeat and clarify: all accidents
> where a party is charged go to court. period.


where does it say that? You are wrong. very wrong.

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Re: ticket
Posted by: Va Born ()
Date: October 15, 2009 10:48PM

was the box checked that stated you did not have to go to court? it was checked on my 16 yr old's and i went in to pay it.

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Posted by: ThePackLeader ()
Date: October 15, 2009 11:36PM

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> There's no "what does the ticket say" here. the
> law is clear: all accidents go to court.
>
> you should look at this as a good thing! a lot of
> judges reduce the fines or give balls-easy
> sentences to minors.. the "you've been through
> enough" school of thought. then again, the
> sentence here is prolly mandatory, so who knows.
>
> and oh yes, since when does the fine go up if you
> go to court?


In some cases you avoid the Judge second guessing the case by pre-paying and staying out of the Court Room. I've known of quite a few cases, which if the Judge had been in a bad mood, or simply been a real stickler, they could've added on some Jail Time and/or increased the required payment, but since the Defendant handled it outside of the court room, they were charged the standardized fine without any added drama.

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Posted by: Intelligence ()
Date: October 16, 2009 02:01AM

RESton Peace Wrote:
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> allow me to repeat and clarify: all accidents
> where a party is charged go to court. period.


Your very ignorant. I received a ticket for "following to closely" when I rear ended someone and I DID NOT have to go to court. Pre-paid the ticket and went on my way...To the OP..If you are a minor it is required that you go to court, you cannot pre-pay the ticket.

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Posted by: -,SBS.- ()
Date: October 17, 2009 12:34AM

Intelligence Wrote:
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> Your very ignorant. I received a ticket for
> "following to closely" when I rear ended someone
> and I DID NOT have to go to court. Pre-paid the
> ticket and went on my way...To the OP..If you are
> a minor it is required that you go to court, you
> cannot pre-pay the ticket.

So are you apparently. It is NOT automatic that a minor has to go to court. My son, a minor, recently got a speeding ticket. The box stating that he could prepay WAS checked. The ticket even stated what had to be done if the recipient is a minor, namely a parent has to sign the ticket and get the ticket notarized.

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Posted by: Thurston Moore ()
Date: October 17, 2009 03:38AM

Va Born Wrote:
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> was the box checked that stated you did not have
> to go to court? it was checked on my 16 yr old's
> and i went in to pay it.


That is true. Juvenile tickets don't require court appearances.

You can still prepay, but the ticket has to be signed by a parent and notarized, or paid by the parent in person prior to the court date.

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Re: ticket
Posted by: Thurston Moore ()
Date: October 17, 2009 03:43AM

ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> In some cases you avoid the Judge second guessing
> the case by pre-paying and staying out of the
> Court Room. I've known of quite a few cases, which
> if the Judge had been in a bad mood, or simply
> been a real stickler, they could've added on some
> Jail Time and/or increased the required payment,
> but since the Defendant handled it outside of the
> court room, they were charged the standardized
> fine without any added drama.


If you have a last name starting with something past M or so, you can go to court, get a feel for how the judge is treating similar cases, and if you like it, stick it out, and if he or she seems really harsh, walk out and go to the clerk and request a continuance.

Plus, you might discover that your arresting officer isn't there. In that case, you appear in front of the judge, plead not guilty, and walk out with the charges dropped.

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The function of conservatives is not to meet every liberal program or scheme with a denunciation or a destructive counterscheme, but rather to weigh its advantages and defects, supporting the first and challenging the second. A declaration of ideological warfare against liberalism is by its nature profoundly unconservative. It meets perceived radicalism with a counterradicalism of its own.

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Re: ticket
Posted by: Intelligence ()
Date: October 17, 2009 05:06AM

-,SBS.- Wrote:
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> Intelligence Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > Your very ignorant. I received a ticket for
> > "following to closely" when I rear ended
> someone
> > and I DID NOT have to go to court. Pre-paid the
> > ticket and went on my way...To the OP..If you
> are
> > a minor it is required that you go to court,
> you
> > cannot pre-pay the ticket.
>
> So are you apparently. It is NOT automatic that a
> minor has to go to court. My son, a minor,
> recently got a speeding ticket. The box stating
> that he could prepay WAS checked. The ticket even
> stated what had to be done if the recipient is a
> minor, namely a parent has to sign the ticket and
> get the ticket notarized.


Yes that is for a speeding ticket. I am talking about an accident....and I don't know how your son got away with just paying the fine, usually minors that are first time offenders are required to take a driver improvement class.

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Posted by: -,SBS,- ()
Date: October 17, 2009 10:07AM

Intelligence Wrote:
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>
> Yes that is for a speeding ticket. I am talking
> about an accident....and I don't know how your son
> got away with just paying the fine, usually minors
> that are first time offenders are required to take
> a driver improvement class.

I can only assume that it is at the discretion of the police officer making the stop. Maybe my son's got laid the night before or something.

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Posted by: -,SBS,- ()
Date: October 17, 2009 10:10AM

Thurston Moore Wrote:
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> ThePackLeader Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > In some cases you avoid the Judge second
> guessing
> > the case by pre-paying and staying out of the
> > Court Room. I've known of quite a few cases,
> which
> > if the Judge had been in a bad mood, or simply
> > been a real stickler, they could've added on
> some
> > Jail Time and/or increased the required
> payment,
> > but since the Defendant handled it outside of
> the
> > court room, they were charged the standardized
> > fine without any added drama.
>
>
> If you have a last name starting with something
> past M or so, you can go to court, get a feel for
> how the judge is treating similar cases, and if
> you like it, stick it out, and if he or she seems
> really harsh, walk out and go to the clerk and
> request a continuance.
>
> Plus, you might discover that your arresting
> officer isn't there. In that case, you appear in
> front of the judge, plead not guilty, and walk out
> with the charges dropped.

Don't think they don't hear traffic cases alphabetically. They will process all cases for a given police officer together, then go on to the next officer scheduled to be in court that day.

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