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Originally Posted by Jayems
Great thread... I got my first ever speeding ticket, and plan on going to court to get the $187 ticket reduced (or hopefully kicked-out).
I got done by those Rocky View constables out in Springbank, and the court is in Cochrane. Any advise on that would be fantastic.
And as for the other jay-walking topic, I'm pretty sure your court date is to either plead it down, or set a trial date if you wish to plead not guilty. It is only then that the cop will be informed he needs to go to court when you plead not guilty at your first apperance.
Could you imagine if every cop had to show up to the court date stated on the tickets on the off chance that everyone was going to plead not guilty and go to trial?
They'd never leave court.
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You could try going into the office and talk to them a few days before your scheduled court date, tell them you are working at that time and cant get away. They will give you a new court date. Then do the same thing again in the same manner before the new court date.
By then, the officer whom gave you the ticket may not show up. Usually when a court date is issued on your ticket, the officer who wrote it, is the one that chose that date, hence more than likely he will be there. Postpone the date a few times, tell em its impossible to get away from work. If your lucky, he may not show up.
If he is there, then at that point, just say you would like to plead guilty provided they can reduce the fine and no demertis. Never ever pay the full amount, you dont need to. Before the court date, try to look for any errors on your ticket, dates, name, anything that would be wrong. They will throw it out in that case. Good luck.