I Was Given A Ticket And Released With A Date To Appear In Court. What Do I Do?

Once you are given a ticket for a traffic violation, you have two options:

1. You can pay the ticket.
2. You can look at the ticket and take note of your court date. 

If you want to fight the ticket, you need to appear in court on that date and time, without fail. In most cases, if you want to defend against a ticket, you need the help of a traffic ticket defense lawyer, as a legal professional will how to work within the system and take action to assist you to avoid consequences.

As a traffic ticket will affect the cost of insurance, and if you already have points on your license, could lead to license suspension, many people choose to fight a traffic ticket, and hire an attorney to take charge of the situation, and the court appearance.

If you pay the ticket, you are admitting guilt. If you don't pay the ticket and then don't appear in court on your court date, eventually you can expect to be picked up on a warrant, which is not only expensive, it can be very embarrassing. In order to be freed from custody, you are forced to pay the ticket, which now costs more. Your mug shot will be posted online, and if someone searches your name, that image can be pulled up. These are all very real consequences.

You have the option of defending against the ticket, and avoiding all of these problems. Get in touch with a lawyer that knows the process and will take care of all of the details if you hope to avoid conviction. This can be extremely important in a DUI charge or other serious criminal traffic offense.

Connect with Jonathan Blecher, P.A., Miami lawyer, for more information about defending against traffic tickets.