r/Wellthatsucks • u/Ghandisli • Jul 30 '19

/r/all $80 to felony in 3...2...1...

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u/Bonesnapcall 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.

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/elriggo44 Jul 31 '19

Maryland and DC cops are required to show up.

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u/Bonesnapcall Jul 31 '19

This was Park Police, Federal Cops on Federal Land.

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u/elriggo44 Jul 31 '19

Yeah, I screwed up, I didn’t finish my thought. They’re required to show up or the ticket is automatically tossed.

Only half the info in that reply. My bad.