i got a ticket back in feb and my court date is tomarrow. so i called the court to see if i can extend it but the automated msg says there are no tickets in my name or my ticket number. does that mean its dismissed or lost?

 

this mean you should go to the court. The ticket is YOUR responsiblity. Even if the automated court says theres no ticket and there really is, its still your fault if anything were to happen. i had to learn the hard why. Just be safe and go to the court house and get something in writing to cover urself.

 

that sh*t happened to me last time and i had to waste my time and drove down to the police station myself to see whats up and then drove to court to do it in person. the system sucks

 

yea i plan on going tomarrow but im hoping the says its not on record or something. does that ever happen?

 

Yes Danny DO NOT let that go by and find out you have a bench warrant. I would hate to see you deported to mexico or something . I would go to the court and find out in person otherwise you might be in for a suprise when and if you get stopped again.

 

it can...like 6 years ago they couldnt pull up one of my speeding tickets and the cop was like...i guess u're off the hook.

very slim chance tho

 

talk to a live person to have it extended

 

that happened to me i was paying online and then one time it said everything was complete and closed and then they send me the bill with the remaining balance... and a warrant if i didnt pay instantly... sucked

 

ok i talked to a person from the court. they said its not in the system and to come tomarrow and get a proof of appearance. any more hope it might get dismissed?

 

thats already the first step. its either they have ur court date tomorrow (and u extend it) or nothing at all.

 

Good luck tomorrow..... Hopefully after a night of prayer/crossing your fingers your ticket will magically disapear!

 

You might just have lucked out. This happened to me also in Glendale when a cop popped me saying I was racing the Accord in the next lane when actually it was just some 50yr old Armenian dude speeding past me while we entered the intersection. He gave me a misdermeanor reckless driving ticket based only on the fact my car was "modified" and I fit a "profile" even though I was traveling below the speed limit (since there was light rain) while the other driver was clocked doing 55 in a 35 zone...Butthole.

Long story short, backup arrived (On average Glendale PD usually dispatches 3 cruisers and a bird for a routine traffic stop ) The other officer was luckily a cool guy and sympathized with me even when his collegue was gung-ho about busting me for "street racing". I was still issued the ticket, detained and released, and my car impounded. When the date of the arraignment came I went to crimminal court and was suprised to find out that my ticket was never filed. My case automatically got thrown out, the clerk stamped my copy of the ticket with the City seal and date indicating I appeared in court the day of, and I walked on out of there with a smile. But I still got shafted with the $350 in impound fees for the 3 days my car was locked up.

If you didn't receive a notice in the mail about your ticket, stating bail amount, summary of the infractions, etc. Then most likely the cop never turned it in.

GL dude.

 

ooh so the twins are helping each other out~ hehehehe i swear! u guys look the same!!

 

after getting off on my last ticket by writting a letter to the courts, i will never NOT fight a ticket again. You gotta fight the system man. GL

 

same here, your best bet is to do a trial by written decleration. its one of the best ways to get off the hook. you just write a statement of facts and attach it to the paper they give you. the cop has the same amount of time to do the same, but hopefully he/she will forget to write a statement, be on vacation around the time its due, or be too busy to write the statement. if thats the case you win and get your money back no points. now if they write a statement and you lose, you have a second chance to fight by going to court in person, but when that happens the best you can hope for is the cop not showing up to court. the only thing about a trial by written decleration is that you have to put the bail money up front. but trust me, its worth the try, i got off 2 tickets out of 2 using this. so im at a 100% success rate. but i better not push my luck. good luck.

 

just got back from court. they gave me a stamp saying i was there today to take care of it but it wasnt on the file. basically a proof of appearance. the clerk said the officer has 1 year to submit the ticket so i guess i gotta check back for that one. now on to the chp =(

 

lets hope the chp used your ticket as toilet paper that nite lolz

 

They should have dismissed it if you came on the date on the ticket and the cop didn't show.

 

Check this out!

http://www.ticketassassin.com/

 

sweet i will try tat with my chp ticket. court date is in june