I have a couple of tickets from 3 years ago. They have added up to 2,000 dollars. Is there any way to make the price go down?

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   Seth Weinstein

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   Answered February 13, 2013 19:13. It depends if you never appeared on your tickets (FTA) versus a failure to pay (FTP). If your tickets are in FTA status, you can have an attorney go in and clear them up. If they are in FTP status, you are stuck.
   
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   David ShapiroPro

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   Answered February 13, 2013 17:37. Go to court, or hire an attorney, with a checkbook and start making payments so hopefully the court will lift the hold on your license.

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   Michelle Cameron-Hunsaker

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   Answered February 13, 2013 16:13. You always have the option of going into Court to request a reduction, however, since it's been so long it will likely not work in your favor. The court will give you an abstract stating you have fulfilled the requirements once you pay off the fines. Then make an appointment at the DMV to pay your reissue fee. It's hard to say what the Court will do, but you could talk to a traffic attorney who offers a free consultation.

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   William ConcidinePro

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   Answered February 15, 2013 16:33. If you have never appeared on the cases, you can likely appear at court, and enter a not guilty plea to the underlying citations. The court will then set a trial for the citations, and the officers will likely not have the citations on the trial dates and the underlying citations might get dismissed saving you money on the cases. However, on each case where you failed to attend the arraignment on the given date, the court has added a $300 civil assessment and those will only be removed by the court for good cause--death, in the hospital, military leave, etc. It would be worth looking into the tickets to see how much money you can save. An attorney can appear at court and enter the not guilty pleas for you and that may lift the hold on your license.

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