Q: I got my first traffic violation in SC for 10 miles over the speed limit and 2 pts on my license. The trooper decrease
The trooper decreased the ticket from 4pts to 2 and 20miles down to 10miles. I just paid the fee of $75 online. My question is the ticket online says no court appearance required but the back part of the ticket talks about "If you fail to post bond or personally appear in court on the assigned trial date, you will be tried in your absence and if convicted, your home state's Motor Vehicle Division will be notified to suspend your license until you have cleared the matter with the trial court. Additionally, a willful failure to appear or post bond is punishable as a separate offense by a fine up to $200.00 or imprisionment up 30 days."
Since I just paid the ticket...do I still need to be in court? I'm very confused. By reading this section, I think I do but the other side says Court appearance required "no"
A: The fine you paid is the bond amount, so you do not need to appear in court. You have already taken care of the matter responsibly. Best of luck!
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A: If you have already paid the ticket you do not have to appear for court. The paying of the tickets is really posting the bond. When you don’t appear for court the bond is applied to the tickets for the fine and the conviction is transmitted to the DMV for the points.
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