I was issued a ticket in Texas for no seatbelt. The officer assigned me a court date on a saturday, which I know is not a working day for the judge. I signed the promise to appear for that date. Can I get out of this based on that?
2007-09-07 06:25:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Nope.... a type-o is not grounds to get it dismissed.
A ticket can be amended at any time up to the moment it is resolved.
Call the court and get a new date. It is your responsibility to be sure the tickets is taken care of.
2007-09-07 06:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I would go to court as assigned. But I would have a witness also. Perhaps hold up the date's newspaper & take a photo standing in front of the court as evidence you were there as assigned. If the court is open (there are courts open on Saturdays in some areas), then you appear as directed & your case gets heard. If not open, then you have appeared but the officer did not so you have an argument for dismissal. (An argument - not a sure fire winning argument) That sounds like more fun then contacting the court before & getting the date issue straightened out. Have fun with it. If it actually gets before a judge the issue will be were you wearing a seatbelt or not & if you were not then you will lose. So have fun.
2007-09-07 07:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by XPig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The courthouse is probably not even open on Saturday so don't depend on a DA being there to make a deal on the ticket. Call the courthouse for the correct date to report if you cannot pay the fine before that date. Most seatbelt tickets can be paid without court appearance. You will not likely win if you take it to court so why add court costs to the fine?
2007-09-07 06:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is technically no such element, a minimum of in my state, as a site visitors "fee ticket." What everybody is pertaining to is a observe of Infraction (NOI). NOI's are issued once you have devoted a site visitors violation like dashing. NOI's flow on your checklist. NOI's can purely be paid and be accomplished with. in the event that they don't look to be paid your license is suspended, making it a criminal violation so you might stress. while you're discovered using whilst your license is suspended, you're issued a quotation. Citations are for criminal concerns, or concerns the place you need to be arrested and introduced to penitentiary. Citations are written for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors purely. whilst issued a quotation, you're actually not given a great yet as a replace given a court docket date. in case you do not look to your court docket date, a warrant is positioned out to your arrest.
2016-11-14 10:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by deily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you show up and the judge isn't there. Often, an assistant DA is on duty to offer you a deal (no points in exchange for a larger fine). Go ahead. You've got nothing to lose. And buckle up!
2007-09-07 06:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by Hispanophile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you will not get the ticket dropped because of a clerical error. You should contact the court and ask for a corrected court date if you still intend to fight the ticket.
2007-09-07 06:30:15 · answer #6 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some courts do run on Saturdays, check your ticket information packet.
2007-09-07 07:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by woodyhou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the court clerk. They reassign errors like that. Its not a fatal flaw to the citation.
2007-09-07 07:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by El Scott 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Call for the correct date cause if u dont show a warrant will be issued for ur arrest
2007-09-07 06:30:28 · answer #9 · answered by LEO53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You broke the law!
Why cant people just face it instead of trying to weasle out of everything?
2007-09-07 06:40:11 · answer #10 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋