You should request a contested hearing within 15 days of the ticket date to protect your rights; otherwise, the court will automatically find it committed. Giving that just paying the ticket will put it on your driving record for insurance purposes, you may also want to consider hiring a local attorney to handle the case and go to court for you - I recommend any of several people, including Jon Zimmerman, Jeannie Mucklestone, Mitch Greene, Fred Hopkins, or Doug Silva - they all appear...
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