Oh crap, I missed a court date *UPDATED*

[virtueixi]

Just call the clerk tommorow.

 

[BMdoobieW]

Originally posted by: fisher
wouldn't it be easier to be a truely safe driver and stop getting tickets?

No, speeding is fun. And in certain situations, also safe.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
It is indeed different. Court appearance is required even if I want to plead guilty. It says the fine amount on the back of the ticket.

Is this in NJ? According to this site (paragraphs 2 and 3) you can pay speeding tickets online in NJ. Am I reading it wrong? They refer to the list of payable violations (Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule) and it includes speeding 1-9 MPH, speeding 9-14 mph, speeding 15-19 mph etc. up to 40 mph over which requires court appearance. Hopefully you weren't going 40 or mph over.

 

[ThePresence]

I wasn't going 40 or over, but there is a little check where it says court appearance required.

 

[Ausm]

Prepare to be Bubba's Bitch on the Rock!


Ausm

 

[eakers]

so what happened?

 

[300MDemon]

Well that happened with me before...I caught it a couple days after the court date and called the office. They rescheduled my court date. They give you a certain # of days before they issue a bench warrant. Don't know if it's the same in other states though.

 

[JetsFanatic]

Originally posted by: fisher
yeah there's probably a bench warrant out for your arrest. don't get caught doing anything stupid.

call or goto the court house to clear things up
bring your check book

 

[ThePresence]

Okay, I just called them. The clerk told me that the judge issued a "failure to appear". I asked what kind of penalties that carries she said none. She just rescheduled my court date.

 

[Viper GTS]

In Oregon if you miss your first date there is an automatic one week extension.

It really depends on where you are & how strict they are about it.

Viper GTS

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Got a speeding ticket last week and the court date was today. I completely forgot about it. 🙁
What kinda trouble am I in?

EDIT: Okay, I just called them. The clerk told me that the judge issued a "failure to appear". I asked what kind of penalties that carries she said none. She just rescheduled my court date.

Wow, I was never told of my court date and they hreatened to take away my liscense.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Got a speeding ticket last week and the court date was today. I completely forgot about it. 🙁
What kinda trouble am I in?

EDIT: Okay, I just called them. The clerk told me that the judge issued a "failure to appear". I asked what kind of penalties that carries she said none. She just rescheduled my court date.

Wow, I was never told of my court date and they hreatened to take away my liscense.

It usually says it right on the ticket!

 

[ThePresence]

UPDATED: Prosecuter would not let me plea bargain on a speeding ticket 20 MPH or over. I had to pay $206 + court fees and I got 4 points. 🙁
Moral of the story: Don't speed.

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
UPDATED: Prosecuter would not let me plea bargain on a speeding ticket 20 MPH or over. I had to pay $206 + court fees and I got 4 points. 🙁
Moral of the story: Don't speed.

It's not the ticket thats so bad, but the points are killer. Have fun paying for those the next couple of years.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: ThePresence
UPDATED: Prosecuter would not let me plea bargain on a speeding ticket 20 MPH or over. I had to pay $206 + court fees and I got 4 points. 🙁
Moral of the story: Don't speed.

It's not the ticket thats so bad, but the points are killer. Have fun paying for those the next couple of years.

Yeah, I know. The prosecuter told me if I take some kinda driving class it will knock off 2 points.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: ThePresence
UPDATED: Prosecuter would not let me plea bargain on a speeding ticket 20 MPH or over. I had to pay $206 + court fees and I got 4 points. 🙁
Moral of the story: Don't speed.

It's not the ticket thats so bad, but the points are killer. Have fun paying for those the next couple of years.

Yeah, I know. The prosecuter told me if I take some kinda driving class it will knock off 2 points.

ahahahaha...you noob...u got owned.

 

[AMCRambler]

I just did the same thing myself. Got a ticket for 15 over in another county about 45 minutes away. The court date wasn't for a month and I forgot about it. It was last thursday and I called Monday because I realized it over the weekend and found out the court there is only open on thursdays and fridays, the rest of the time nobody is around. I left a message with my phone number asking what I should do. I'm thinking of just taking a ride up there tonight since they'll be open. I just don't want to have to go all the way back again if they're just gonna reschedule me. Maybe I'll wait and see if they call me back, I dunno. What do you guys think?