Traffic violation procedures
in Criminal and Misdemeanor Law ·
So, I ended up crossing against a red light on foot and got flagged down by the police.👎 They handed me a citation right there on the spot, which I signed, along with a payment slip. The fine comes out to $133. I actually told the officer straight up that I’m broke—which isn't an exaggeration—and he just asked if this was my first offense. When I told him it was, he mentioned I could file an appeal within eight days. Now, everything would be a lot simpler if this had happened back home in Washington, D.C., but it went down in some other city way out of my way. So now I'm sitting here wondering: am I actually going to have to trek all the way to a municipal court in that city, or is it honestly just easier to bite the bullet and pay the fine?