1,000. ticket....ouch!

[stars_in_june]

What is the name of your state? WAshington state

I am 20 years old and was cited yesterday for throwing a lit cigarette out the window.
I don't have an ashtray in my car and I usually carry a bottle with some water in it to put them in but I had just washed my car interior that morning and threw out the bottle and had not replaced it yet.

There are a couple of errors on my ticket including my drivers license # and the officer also put 2 different dates on it with only one being correct. Is there a chance on getting dismissed on this if I go to court? Also should I take it to court anyway to try to get the fine dropped some and if so how much do you think they will take off? Also will they accept payments? I dont make enough to be paying such a huge amount...... that will take me forever to pay.

Please help

 

[The Occultist]

There is a chance, but not a very good one.
Courts are usually quite friendly when it comes to payment plans.

 

[Zigner]

There are a couple of errors on my ticket including my drivers license # and the officer also put 2 different dates on it with only one being correct. Is there a chance on getting dismissed on this if I go to court?

Make sure that you tell the Court that the officer wrote your d/l # down wrong before he handed you the ticket and also make sure to point out which date is correct.

 

[ylen13]

get a lawyer and fight it. It will cost you less to get a lawyer then pay the ticket.

 

[loveumms]

get a lawyer and fight it. It will cost you less to get a lawyer then pay the ticket.

I wouldn't be taking law advice - or any other advice - from this poster. They can't spell appropriately, can't use the English language properly, spread false rumors about doctors and have absolutely positively NO class or reliability.

 

[ylen13]

I wouldn't be taking law advice - or any other advice - from this poster. They can't spell appropriately, can't use the English language properly, spread false rumors about doctors and have absolutely positively NO class or reliability.

are you enjoying spamming?

 

[CdwJava]

get a lawyer and fight it. It will cost you less to get a lawyer then pay the ticket.

On the other hand, he could be out one or two thousand dollars for an attorney AND a thousand more dollars for the fine.

- Carl

 

[ylen13]

On the other hand, he could be out one or two thousand dollars for an attorney AND a thousand more dollars for the fine.

- Carl

It will cost thousands of dollars to fight littering ticket?

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

It will cost thousands of dollars to fight littering ticket?

Yes it will dumbo.

 

[CdwJava]

It will cost thousands of dollars to fight littering ticket?

There are traffic attorneys that will make an appearance on traffic matters for $750 or so ... if the OP is lucky enough to have one of these traffic clinic lawyers in his area, they might do that. But if he wants to put up a real defense, he will have to pay more. I have heard of billable hours ranging between $90 and $250 per hour - depending on the attorney. I expect a retainer would be between $1,500 and $2,500 up front ... and there is no guarantee of a win! So, as I said, he could (and likely will) pay for both the attorney and the fine.

- Carl

 

[AHA]

It will cost thousands of dollars to fight littering ticket?

Stupid questions don't deserve answers.

 

[FarmerJ]

If your gonna have that much trouble paying ask the judge if some of the fine can be done as community service road side cleaning . the worst the judge can do is say
NO!

 

[LSCAP]

In NC the fine is "up to 1000.00

this is for your state. Wish you luck.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/litter/fines.html

My personal opinion is its minor infraction. I once saw an idiot toss
a glass bottle out onto I95. Would have liked to seen him caught.

 

[Ohiogal]

In NC the fine is "up to 1000.00

this is for your state. Wish you luck.

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/litter/fines.html

My personal opinion is its minor infraction. I once saw an idiot toss
a glass bottle out onto I95. Would have liked to seen him caught.

Your personal opinion doesn't matter truthfully. And cigarettes can cause bigger fires. Especially when certain areas are overly dry and can be ignited by just a spark.
As Smokey said, "Only YOU can prevent forest fires!" I miss Smokey.

 

[gawm]

Set up a payment plan with the court, quit smoking, then use all the money you are saving on cigarettes to pay the fine. You'll be paid off in no time and be a lot healthier.