Legal Question in Traffic Law in California
Invald Court Appearance Date
If an officer writes you a ticket and assigns you a court appearance date that has already passed, is the ticket valid?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Invald Court Appearance Date
THE TICKET IS STILL VALID, but you have great due process arguments to get the case dismissed. Hope this works. GIVE US A CALL IF YOUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE CASE DISMISSED. LARRY WOLF
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Re: Invald Court Appearance Date
from the facts given, absolutely not! if you want additional legal advice in how to successfully defend this ticket, contact me directly. mikelaw.jd@verizon.net
Re: Invald Court Appearance Date
Thank you for your posting.
Is the ticket valid? It depends on whether or not a court, i.e., a judge, sees this as an innocent mistake, or something else. I believe you should treat it as a valid ticket until trial. Why? Well, because once it gets to the court and is filed, you will be issued a court date, and a warrant for your arrest may go out if you do not show up.
The wrong date may go to the officer's lack of credibility, which may give you a defense at trial, but you want to bring those up at trial, not later when you are also clearing up a warrant.
I hope that this helps, but if you need additional information, have other questions, or feel that you need legal representation, please feel free to contact me directly via email at rmiller@expertlawfirm.com. I’m happy to help in any way that I can, and best of luck.
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