The traffic ticket notice is for you to know when you need to appear in court. You do not need to bring the court’s traffic ticket notice with you to court to fight a traffic ticket in Los Angeles County because the judge will have this information in the court file.
If the ticket is for a violation at a red light camera stop light, the photo taken will be in the court’s file as well.
But, if you can’t remember when your court appearance date is, you can look this information up on the Los Angeles County Superior Court website at LA Court www.lacourt.org . Go to self-help and then click on Find Your Ticket by Driver’s license. You can search for you case using your driver's license number and date of birth. Once you find your case, you might also be able to find and print the ticket.
Many red light camera tickets in Los Angeles are by redflex at www.photonotice.com .
If you want to fight your traffic ticket in court, you do not need to bring any of the information mailed to you by the court with you. All you need to do is appear in the correct court location, on the correct date on time, and request a trial. But if you have evidence in your favor, such as photos or witnesses who can testify for you, you should bring them to court.
Or, you can fight your ticket using the process called Trial by Written Declaration which is stamped on the back of the traffic ticket. For more information on this visit the California Supreme Court's website and view the self-help section on traffic tickets.
For infraction tickets, the court will not appoint an attorney to help you, but you can hire a traffic ticket attorney to appear for you so that you do not have to miss work. For traffic tickets that are misdemeanors, such as DUI, if you cannot afford an attorney, you can request the court to appoint a lawyer to help you with your case and because misdemeanors can lead to a jail sentence, it is always recommended that you have a lawyer to help you with a misdemeanor.
Good luck.
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