I had my court hearing today for my speeding ticket (73 in a 50) and the cop never showed up! I never had that happen to me before and was wondering how many of you guys have gotten off for a cop not showing up to court?

 

yep i got lucky once with that...

 

From what I know, if the cop doesn't show up, you automatically win.

 

once for a stupid tint ticket, all my speeding/careless/reckless/unsafe ticket's they were there in full uniform....... lol

 

when luck smiles upon you- the officer does not show
Normally they schedule the court day for their day off- so they get extra pay for showing up!
If there was a situation where all the officers were called to be on duty- they cant make it to court and you win
Thats the rule--
if you dont show up- thats saying you accept the judges decision and will pay the fine

 

I got a ticket in Arkansas, not a single cop, but then again they were doin something where the judge automatically had you pay a fine and attend defensive driving class. If you WANTED to plead guilty they rescheduled your court date. After spending 5 hours there waiting, I gave up and just took the class. If I dont get a ticket in Arkansas for 6 months its off my record. (which means I still have a spotless driving record :woohoo: I know thats not a smiley!)

 

You are correct. The cop is the star witness against you. So if the witness that accused you of the violation doesn't show, then there's no case against you.

 

cops get 4 hours of pay whether they are there 5 mins or the full 4 hours... atleast that is how it is in new york, sometimes they rather just not get paid... you real lucky tho... 20+ over would've cost you a nice chunk of change

 

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