I found out that in Indiana a couple "myths" about traffic court are not true. My teenage son got a ticket for running a red light. Somehow the officer wrote the ticket to me because the title was in my name. I thought, cool, the officer screwed up, this will get dismissed. I waste a morning trying to get the ticket dismissed. They won't budge, and I file not guilty and get a date with the judge. I waste another half day of work going to court. The officer is a no show. Again, I think I have a perfect situation to get this thrown out. Nope, the judge says the officer needs to be there to verify I wasn't the driver and gives the officer an out by rescheduling. So I waste another half day of work, go back to court and the officer tells the judge that he made a mistake and the ticket was removed from my record and they re-issued it to my son. Once it was corrected, my son paid the fine and didn't hassle with going to court.
So, if the officer doesn't show up, it doesn't get automatically dropped.
If the info on the ticket is completely incorrect, they can fix it as needed.
If you are guilty, you may be able to to defer the ticket. In Indiana, you can get the prosecutor to give you a deferment. You basically pay the fine plus a monthly fee for 6 months. If you don't get a ticket during the 6 months, the ticket is dropped. You don't get points and your insurance will not know. But, if you get any ticket during the 6 months, you loose the money you paid and have to deal with the original ticket all over again.
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