Maybe. In most jurisdictions, it is up to the judge to decide if you pay any fees. You can ask the Clerk of Court what the normal procedure is for your area.
pay a fine and go to court
yes, as long as you plead guilty. This is in NYS, im not 100% sure of other states
Well If you did the deed you should pay the fine. It doesn't make much sense to try and fight it in court if you are in fact guilty. Would the plan be to commit felony perjury and swear in court that you didn't when in fact you did? Felony perjury carries a much stiffer penalty than a Speeding ticket.If the officer lied about you speeding then of course you should fight it.AnswerIf it is only a 574 dollar ticket, plead guilty and pay. Don't risk court. I had a ticket with mandatory court appearance and fought it. It was a 110 in 55. Cost me 1539 after court fees and lost my license for 6 months. Just pay the fine and look out for cops in the future. Good Luck
plead not guilty and go to court or just pay the fine
That will depend on the violation in most cases. Usually if you plead guilty and pay the fine you don't have to go to court. For more serious crimes you may still have to see the judge.
You would have to go to the court house of the area that you were first issued a summons/fine. Then have them look up your name in the computer and they would tell you depending on the charges what to do. They may let you plead guilty right there and pay the fine and go home, or you may have a court date scheduled for you where you should probably just plead guilty and pay the fine. If however, you are pulled over or I.D.ed by an officer before that and he runs your name through the system he will most likely take you to central bookings where you will sit in a cell with real criminals for about 2 days until you go see a judge. Best bet is to plead guilty and pay the fine.
In criminal court If you plead guilty to the charge you will then be quickly convicted of the crime and sentencing will be carried out. The Punishment for harassment (depending on the severity and the Laws of the state) can carry a prison sentence anywhere from 10 days to 3 years and/or fines from $150.00 to $10,000.00 Harassment can also be brought up in a civil law suit in which if you plead guilty to the charge you could have a judgment passed against you for a monetary amount and have to pay the person whom you harassed...
If you want to pay it and move on, plead guilty. If you want to have a trial, plead not guilty... However be warned,that in almost 97% of the trials for seat belt violations you will be found guilty... The 3% of those found not guilty,are due to other reasons such as the officer not being able to appear in court and testify against you(most common)... People who are so severely over weight that the seat belt is not long enough to connect across them,People who have a medical exzemption by a licensed doctor stating that the use of seat-belt will impede their ability to drive(rare).
no you wont, dont worry
It depends on the terms of your sentence. If you were ordered to pay them in addition to serving your jail term, yes, you must.
If you are guilty of doing this then pay the penalty. If you are not guilty then go to court, plead not guilty and defend yourself against the accusation. However, see the related question below for how a PJC can be used in these circumstances.
You don't...usually you have make an appearance in Court if you are attempting to plead not-guilty to a traffic violation. Once you plead not guilty then you will be scheduled for a trial. This will allow for you (defendant) to show proof the traffic citation was in error as a mistake of the issuing law enforcement officer. Be prepared to be cross examined by the Traffic Court judge, as it takes more time & energy to fight a citation than it does to pay the fine and/or traffic school. At least in California.