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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Question ... when a person gets a ticket, isn't a court date assigned right on the ticket should you wish to fight it? You don't have to set a court date ... just show up on the assigned date. If that's the case, how would the cop know you plan to fight it until you show up? Just wondering based on my recollection of the process when I've had speeding tickets.
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That's just the 1st appearance/payment date - you show up by that date to plead guilty or not guilty (or just mail in your cheque) - if you plead not guilty, a trial date is set, which is what I assume happened here.