Traffic court

Submitted by iced-macchiato t3_zb4nsf in springfieldMO

My SO got a speeding ticket and we are very confused as to how it all works…do we receive anything in the mail about the court date? It was supposedly scheduled for a few weeks from now according to the ticket.

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[deleted] t1_iyp81wg wrote

Go to court on the day and plead not guilt and get a lawyer, or pay the fine and when you pay it you plead guilty and don’t go to court

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sgf-guy t1_iyph7uv wrote

Assuming this is Springfield City PD, you can do a six month no speeding violations issued by the city (other jurisdictions don’t count is my understanding) probation of sorts…no tickets for speeding means the ticket drops. I graduated the program and also just stopped feeding…I pass by cops without worrying about getting pulled over. Lot more sane way of life because I used to push it.

If getting off for court is an issue you can basically hire any traffic attorney in town for $100 or so who will do your appearance and ask for the program (make sure this is communicated). I’m not sure about other cities/counties/HP programs. That same $100 will prob get you an equipment violation plea instead of a ticket if this is a pretty rare thing for the driver.

But no, they likely will NOT send you a reminder because the ticket is your official summons. I would call during the coming workweek and confirm with the court clerk and the week before the date call and re-confirm…assuming you don’t hire a lawyer. My family is in LE and they normally have a board in the squad room that has the current court date for whatever jurisdiction they write the ticket for so it’s generally going to be correct. Assuming your address is correct from your registration, if it changes I would assume the court would send you a change of appearance date.

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Stonkatron69 t1_iyqj371 wrote

Hire tad morlan, he’ll probably get it dropped and he does good business.

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stinkypantsmark t1_iyq0vyx wrote

You’re supposed to go to casenet and find your case number by name to pay the fine online if you want or go to your court date. I can’t find my ticket to pay a non complete stop at stop sign, so good luck

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RonChi1252 t1_iyrbdn2 wrote

Traffic court in Springfield is a dream compared to most places. Nothing in the mail, the date should be on the citation. You will go in, they'll tell you which court room, the judge will call u up and ask if u plead guilty or non. If u plead guilty it's gonna be around $40 in court fees, $60 in fines, and a potential point off your license. You will also have the opportunity to push it out another month, and at that point you'll be able to speak with the prosecutor to try and avoid points off your license. I've lived in more cities than I can count, and this has to b the simplest traffic court I've ever dealt with. Good luck!

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VendettaPC t1_iyrn1rn wrote

Springfield prosecutor’s office employee here! Be sure to call or check online for the ticket to make sure it’s been filed. The prosecutors office has an influx of tickets and are only filing tickets about two weeks before the court date. So you might not see you case on Casenet just yet, but don’t be worried! We won’t send you anything in the mail unless the court date has been reset. And most importantly, show up to court on your court date and anyone there can direct you where to go. You can only pled and pay online if the speeding violation was under 26 miles per hour and NOT in a school zone. Anything higher than that is a mandatory appearance. Call us with questions!

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