Unfortunately, this is a criminal offense and you must appear in criminal court. Everybody in the courtroom pays the $256 court cost plus any fines. When I was there an 82 year old woman was trying to explain that she didn't understand what happened to the judge , the judge said he seen this more than 300 times and issued her a $110 fine plus the $256 court cost. Ouch! You can't fight it, the DA will not move on these violations. I wouldn't bother hiring a lawyer, just be very pleasant with the judge apologize and maybe he won't fine you but you're still sacked with the $256 court cost.
It's a total money grab. I was in court because I got the same ticket on the
parking lot of the license bureau
registering a car I just purchased that same day
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