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Originally posted by fredr123@Apr 29 2005, 06:10 PM
I've done this several times this year. Go to Rocky Mountain Plaza around 7:45. Line up outside the place and wait for it to open. When it does, go to the wickets and speak to a JP. Tell them you would like to speak with a First Appearance Crown. They'll take your info and tell you to have a seat. Go have a coffee. It'll be a while before the FAC start taking clients. It works on a first come, first served basis so that's why you showed up early (otherwise you could be there for hours). When the FAC calls your name, take a seat in the little room.
Be polite and plead your case. The FAC's are mandated to try and get a guilty plea to reduce court costs so they'll make a deal if they can. If you are concerned about demerits you can often swing a deal to make the ticket a "registered owner" ticket. The fine will be about the same but there won't be any demerits. Usually it won't affect your insurance either. If you're mostly concerned with the amount of the fine, then talk about little Johnny's boots. It helps if you can say you are a poor student too.
The FAC will make a proposal. He'll write it on a little slip of paper. Next you'll wait until another person, a JP, calls your name. You talk to her about time to pay and verifying the details of the proposal. You can accept the deal right there or ask for some time to think about it.
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Yup, that's exactly how it works. Also note that the FAC will not take off all of your demerits if the original demerits on the ticket is 4 points or above (usually speeding over 30kph), he will only give you half off the fine and half off the points. Average total time in & out is about 2.5-3 hours depends on the day of the week (Mon-Fri only).
You also don't have to go yourself if you can find someone (anyone, family/friends/ticket agent/lawyer etc.) to go for you as your agent. I do this for people sometimes, see my thread in the "CP Power Ring" forum.