i have had a traffic ticket go to collections and double in fine amount. when i see the judge what is my best course to have the fine reduced or waved
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i have had a traffic ticket go to collections and double in fine amount. when i see the judge what is my best course to have the fine reduced or waved
Asked on June 16, 2009 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
You're going to have to have a very good excuse for why you took this long to pay the ticket or show up in court, and you're going to have to be ready to pay in full, if there's any reduction at at all.
I really don't know what, exactly, might work, but I'd suggest sticking to the truth, since even traffic court judges have a pretty good built in "lie detector." And you haven't explained exactly why it is that you have let it go this far before dealing with it.
This is an example of how legal problems usually don't go away, no matter how hard you ignore them, they keep showing up again and getting worse each time.
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