getting a court date for a speeding ticket

[b_light]

How the fuck long does it take them to process a ticket? I got one back in october and mailed it in right away to fight it in court and still didn't get anything back, not sure if it got lost or what so im kinda worried but i did get pulled over a few weeks ago and all i got was a warning so wouldnt it show up if i had an unpaid ticket?

 

[needtogetaas]

You are fine bro. It can take up to 3-4 months for them to send you a date. And when you get the date that could be another 2-3 months out.

 

[Raptorex]

You should definitely put money in the meter bro

 

[b_light]

Naw i was doing like 55 in a 30 and the fucker got me on radar twice but i know a friend thats got connections with a judge here so i just gotta give him the court date and the ticket taken care of. Gonna be funny when the fucking cop (if he shows up) sees me get off and he had me on radar 2 times. muahahha

 

[vansmack2000]

I dont see it happening, unless the judge wants to really piss off the whole police dept and is gunna retire a week later

 

[b_light]

why not? I've never been pulled over so i have a clean record, he can just outta the kindness of his heart say just slow down next time i hope you learned you lesson, been done to buddies of mine who did the same shit and they had no connections.

 

[JumpBallWinner]

Here, they put the date on the ticket when you get it. And you go then. You can just pay the ticket and leave, or wait in court for them to call your name and go up there and plea "guilty" "not guilty". If you say "not guilty" they quickly have you hold up your hand and take oath to tell the truth. Then they have the officer who issued you the ticket stand next to you and tell his side of the story, then you tell your side, then the judge says guilty or not guilty and tells you the fine and or court cost.

I had to sit in court the other day and watched this happen for several different violations like speeding, littering, illegal parking etc. In every case they tried to fight it, the judge instantly said "guilty" after the person was done with their story. However, she often would dismiss the fine and tell them to just pay court cost. One guy had wreckless driving, improper tags and a couple other things, you could tell he was in for a big fine and just looking at him could pretty much tell he was bogus and guilty. The judge told him that the officer which gave him the sitations had to attend a class that day and then said "Do you want to postone your trial until he can be here or do you want me to just throw it out now and you can pay court cost?". The idiot was too stupid to realize how lucky he was and started arguing about what happened. She said " I don't want to hear any of that, I'm cutting you a break here" and gave him the papers with the court cost amount (i think she said $120 or something around there). Guy left shaking his head and visibly angry. Idiot.

The guy was correct about judges not wanting to piss off the cops. They have to work with and see these guys everyday in court. You'd be suprised how much time cops actually have to spend in court dealing with their previous arrest and tickets and talking to judges, prosecuters etc. The judge just isn't going to flat out mock an officer and try to make him look and feel like a loser for doing his job. Now, like I said, the judge can find you guilty, saying the officer was right, then dismiss or reduce your fine to whatever they feel like.