Traffic Ticket court questions, Cop didn't put ticket in system till less than a week before court Options

[JesterDC]

Hey guys, I need some help.

About two months ago I got a speeding ticket for 36 in a 30 and a failure to stop for rolling through a stop sign, all at the same time. The area I got the ticket is under the jurisdiction of Precinct 4 of Harris County, Texas. Also known as Humble/Atascacita. So I got the tickets, I waited a week for processing like the ticket says to do and tried to pay for them, only they weren't in the system yet, I tried again the next week, and the next week until I forgot to check every week. Last week I checked because I knew my court date was coming up. Still, nothing.

Now today, less than three days before the court date on my ticket I log on to the Justices of the Peace website again, and there my cases appear, and I got really ticked. I thought the officer must have lost my ticket or something, nope he's just amazingly slow.

http://web.jp.hctx.net/CaseInfo/GetCaseInf...se=TR42X2197342

If you scroll down you will see the ticket wasn't added until last Tuesday, the 22nd, less than a week before my day in court on the 28th. It should have been added over SIX weeks ago.

I was just going to pay for my citations and comply, but now I want to fight. And I was wondering if his lacking ability to process my ticket can be used to my advantage to have these tickets dismissed. Can I use this as ammo? Anyone have ANY experience in this situation? Or one like it? Or just experience fighting tickets at all? Please help

[Spider77]

Was doing some readin (cause Im trying to kill some time right now) and with the speeding and the stop sign, the cop could gave you a bigger fine. It looks like speeding was just 135 ( iguess the caculate the total) but running the stop sign (or rolling it, same thing though) is 165. So your kinda lucky in that part, one fine instead of two. Second there is this whole big thing about suspension of sentence and deferral...here is the link, there is too much to put on here. Pretty much some 180 day probation program and at the end they dismiss your case. You do have all kinds of options avaiable....just weigh them out, will going to court (w/fees and what not) be worth 135 dollars? And just cause the cop pposted it later than 7days...im not too sure if thats going to matter, as it got posted before the date was up (granted 3 days before...that does suck). They would probly ask why you didnt go in person, or call, or something....Still, search around the Harris county justice site and see what you cant find out. Times up!

[JesterDC]

Was doing some readin (cause Im trying to kill some time right now) and with the speeding and the stop sign, the cop could gave you a bigger fine. It looks like speeding was just 135 ( iguess the caculate the total) but running the stop sign (or rolling it, same thing though) is 165. So your kinda lucky in that part, one fine instead of two. Second there is this whole big thing about suspension of sentence and deferral...here is the link, there is too much to put on here. Pretty much some 180 day probation program and at the end they dismiss your case. You do have all kinds of options avaiable....just weigh them out, will going to court (w/fees and what not) be worth 135 dollars? And just cause the cop pposted it later than 7days...im not too sure if thats going to matter, as it got posted before the date was up (granted 3 days before...that does suck). They would probly ask why you didnt go in person, or call, or something....Still, search around the Harris county justice site and see what you cant find out. Times up!

Yeah, I think I'll just go in person to request Deferred Disposition for the stop sign and just pay the speeding ticket.