Quote Originally Posted by keevo54
I posted in another thread, but take a look at Interlude's advice. Show up on arraignment and plead not guilty. Go home. Schedule a meeting with the solicitor. Show up and tell him it was your first infraction in a long time and would appreciate it if he could help you out and lower it so it will not be on your record. Normally they will just lower it because the fine is going to be the same and it is cheaper to settle out of court then go to court for 17 over. Interlude advised me to show up to the trial date and did not suggest a pretrial conference, but I forgot what the cop looked like so I wouldnt be able to tell if he showed and if the solicitor doesn't lower the ticket at the meeting you can get a lawyer before your court date.
Or you can just pay a couple hundred dollars and show up with a lawyer at arraignment and it will be reduced.
After you plead not guilty you get arranged for another court date right???

I didn't know you could schedule a meeting with the officer do I do it at the courthouse?