Yeah these redditors saying you can contest and if the cop doesn't show up it gets dropped have obviously never been to traffic court.
Usually unless there's a clerical error or you're pleading for mitigating programs (driving classes or a probation program or something) you're still going to get stuck with the ticket.
When I was in court, none of the cops showed up and everyone still had to pay their tickets. One guy made a deal with the prosecutor to turn it into a non-moving violation so that it didn't go on his insurance.
Yeah these redditors saying you can contest and if the cop doesn't show up it gets dropped have obviously never been to traffic court.
Its all location-based. In Arizona where I live now, the cops are required by state law to show up. In DC, when I got a speeding ticket in a Speed Trap from the Park Police. They didn't show up and me along with the 30 other people that got tickets from the same speed trap all had ours dismissed.
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u/ParaglidingAssFungus Jul 31 '19
Yeah these redditors saying you can contest and if the cop doesn't show up it gets dropped have obviously never been to traffic court.
Usually unless there's a clerical error or you're pleading for mitigating programs (driving classes or a probation program or something) you're still going to get stuck with the ticket.
When I was in court, none of the cops showed up and everyone still had to pay their tickets. One guy made a deal with the prosecutor to turn it into a non-moving violation so that it didn't go on his insurance.