court date coming up

[markitect]

Originally Posted by RHDVIPbB

Just pay it. I went today to pay a ticket that I had since 2006. Long story short, I had it written as a warning on my paper, but the officer turned it in as a speeding ticket. It only cost me $167. Pay it and be done with it. The time and money you will spend going back and forth between the courts to fight it are not worth it.

You realize if you have your copy of the ticket then you can prove he tampered with it, and get it thrown out?

For the OP, if you dispute the ticket and the cop isn't there as a witness you usually get off. Get there early and look for the cop, if the cop is there talk to the prosecutor and see if he will let you plea down. But these are US standards, if the ticket will be $800 you might want to find a lawyer.