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Originally Posted by 370ZGTR
I've gotten off by contesting the ticket. This is what you do:
1. Ask for extension for arraignment (most states can be done on-line, if not you have to go to court and ask the clerk for an extension) will give you new date for arraignment. (hopefully will be two months later).
2. Show up for court; arraignment, you can plea 1) guilty, 2)not guilty, or 3)no contest; plea not guilty, pay the bail, and the court will give you a trial date (a month to two months later).
3)Show up for trial; this is the tricky part, if the police officer doesn't show up, you win! Hopefully by this time, 5-6 months later from the initial ticket, the police officer will have forgotten about you and your ticket and will not show up. If he shows up, he has to prove to the court, detail by detail to what happened and why he/she gave you the ticket. I've gotten off from a speeding ticket this way. If you're still convicted and found guilty, just ask the judge if you can go to traffic school so that it doesn't go on your driving record and affecting your insurance.
Good luck!
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It must differ from state to state, because here if you go to court then you waive your right to go to traffic school.
I'd first call the traffic school and see if that's the case in your state.
Oh, and what I learned when I lost my contest in court (was hoping he wouldn't show) is that
you must state how fast you were going. It's not criminal court, you're guilty the minute you walk in there.