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answered on Nov 7, 2024
The police only have to read you the Miranda warning if they interrogate you in police custody and then want to use that testimony as evidence against you in a trial of your case. Otherwise, the info they received from you would not be admissible. Just the simple fact that they didn't read you... View More 
In fall 2021, I received a ticket for driving without insurance. I had insurance at the time but only the previous paperwork was in the car. I check for two months after receiving the ticket for my court date but it never showed up on case.net. Several months later, I noticed that there had been a... View More
answered on Sep 2, 2024
You can hire a traffic ticket lawyer to represent you and resolve the old traffic ticket. The attorney can confirm that you don't have a warrant, and they can also get your "No Proof of Insurance" ticket dismissed if you have proof that your vehicle was insured on the date when you... View More
I was stopped for not having any working tail lights on the vehicle I was driving. The officer who pulled me over gathered my info and returned to the vehicle to run the info. During her time away another officer joined the scene and started questioning us. He recognized one of the passengers and... View More
answered on Sep 2, 2024
Yes. A traffic stop is technically an arrest, but most of the time, the police officer releases the driver with just a ticket.
The officer is allowed to ask for basic information such as name & address of each person in the vehicle, and you are expected to respond.
The broken... View More
Witnesses told him that it was me they seen leaving the accident, but I was not in the accident. I was actually signing my kids in school late that morning. At the time they say the accident occurred. They gave me three citations failure to register my motor vehicle failure to maintain insurance,... View More
answered on Apr 10, 2024
You can hire a traffic law attorney to represent you for your 3 tickets. You will need to provide proof of insurance, and proof that the damages have been paid for. Depending on which court this is being prosecuted in, how bad your driving record is, and much the damage to the victim's vehicle... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2024
The prosecutor has up to 1 year from the date when the tickets were issued to file the charges against you. In some courts in Missouri, tickets were not filed until the day before the 1-year statute of limitations expired. And then it can take several months for the court clerk to file the tickets... View More
What should I do now
answered on Feb 24, 2024
It may take a few weeks for your ticket to be filed on Casenet. You can hire a traffic ticket lawyer to get your ticket amended (reduced) to a non-moving, no-point infraction such as Illegal Parking. You won't have to appear in court. Most traffic ticket lawyers offer a free consultation and... View More
I was pulled over while slowing down from a 45 mph zone to a 40 mph zone. As I was progressively slowing a cop picked up my speed on radar. Upon reviewing my ticket, my name is spelled wrong and my vehicle information is incorrect. On top of that the officer was extremely rude and didn’t even... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2024
Any error on the face of the ticket can be corrected by the police officer or the prosecutor at any time, up to and including the trial date.
If absolutely everything on the ticket is wrong, that might be grounds for challenging the ticket, but I don't believe what you describe would... View More
answered on Jan 5, 2024
This means that your attorney has filed their "Entry of Appearance" with the court, to notify the court that they are representing you. All future communications from the court will be sent to your attorney via eNotices through Casenet.
Was trail I read the ordinance it clearly stated in part b. Unless it was made in safety .I claimed I felt it was ..with there being no accident or any other violations. Then the state attorney looks up the ordinance and said his office wrote the wrong number on my ticket and commits to changing... View More
answered on Dec 30, 2023
Yes, the Prosecutor can correct any errors on the face of the ticket, such as correcting the charge code/ordinance number at any time, up to and including the date of trial.
So I got two tickets one for no plates and failure to register vehicle. I was able to pay one ticket on casenet but the other ticket isn’t allowing that option for the no plates. Does that mean I have to show up to the court date ?
answered on Oct 19, 2023
If the ticket is for a non-moving, no-point infraction (such as Failure to Register a Vehicle), you can go to Missouri Casenet online and pay the fine, and you won't have any points added to your driving record, and it won't affect your insurance rates.
For the 2nd ticket, you can... View More
If I receive a parking ticket in Missouri and forget to pay. A bench warrant is issued and I’m arrested. I can’t pay my bond and I spend the weekend in jail. I see the judge on Monday. The bond is paid after. Will this arrest for the bench warrant show up on my record for potential employers... View More
answered on Aug 4, 2023
Arrests do show up on criminal background checks. However, it depends on what type of employer is running the background check. If it's an "entitled entity" type of employer (police, schools, hospitals, daycare, nursing home, insurance company, etc.), they are entitled to see... View More
I have had two cops tell me it should have been in the system after 10 days and the cop probably decided to not file it. I don’t want a warrant. I just want to pay and move on.
answered on Aug 1, 2023
There is nothing you can do until the ticket is filed on Casenet.
After the ticket is issued, it goes to the Prosecutor for approval, then it goes to the court clerk to be filed on Casenet. It is possible that a ticket might get lost or the Prosecutor might decide not to file it, but that... View More
I received a ticket for VERY a minor accident in February 20th 2023 from Highway patrol. At the scene I had admitted fault, and everything. It is now August 1st 2023 and I have not received the court date and St. Louis County courts said they don’t even see a ticket in the system under that... View More
answered on Aug 1, 2023
Any ticket involving an accident takes longer to get filed. Even regular speeding tickets issued by Missouri state troopers can take several months to get filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court. There is nothing you can do until your case is filed and it shows up on Casenet. You can hire an... View More
In April of 2023 I received a letter from the City of Potosi Missouri informing me that I have court for a misdemeanor shoplifting at Wal-Mart on December 26, 2022 which I know I didn't do but I know the only reason for this is because I got into a disagreement with one of the workers and when... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2023
Most criminal defense attorneys will offer you a free consultation to discuss your criminal history, and discuss the details of your case, before they give you a flat-fee price quote for legal representation. An experienced attorney can give you an estimate of the outcome of your case.
What happened is I received a summons in the mail on April 2023 to appear in court for a misdemeanor shoplifting on December 26, 2022 but the case number is 2021 and what's more important is that I have never shoplifted at this store but I did have a dispute with one of the employees shortly... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2023
If there are any errors on the face of the ticket, the police officer or the prosecutor can correct them at any time. I
If you dispute the charge, you can plead not guilty and the case will be set for trial.
Or you can hire an attorney to negotiate a plea bargain deal to get the... View More
answered on Apr 26, 2023
Yes, an experienced traffic law attorney may be able to withdraw her guilty plea and get the ticket amended. However, the outcome depends on 1) which court her case was prosecuted in, 2) how fast was she driving, and 3) how much time has passed since she pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
answered on Apr 17, 2023
The police officer is not required to appear for a regular court date for a speeding ticket. If Defendant pleads not guilty and requests a trial, the prosecutor will have the police officer come to court to testify. If the officer doesn't show up for the first court appearance, the judge will... View More
My son got a ticket mailed to him saying he ran a red light back in December and got the ticket in March. How well do these tickets hold up in court or is it worth fighting
answered on Mar 15, 2023
It is legal in Missouri for a court to mail a ticket to a defendant.
A red light violation is a moving violation, so your son can hire an attorney to get it amended to a non-moving, no-point infraction so it won't affect his driving record or car insurance rates.
Of limitations? The first was for a windshield and window tint and the second was for having a tinted plastic cover on his license plate.
answered on Feb 19, 2023
Yes, this was filed within the 1-year statute of limitations. The Prosecutor has 1 year from the date when the ticket was issued by the police officer to file the charges.
Pulled over on the 11th for failure to register. Was issued a citation. I looked on Casenet and the officer had issued a 2nd citation which I was not even aware of.
answered on Jan 16, 2023
Yes, the police officer issued the ticket, but then it went to the Prosecutor, who can add an additional charge if they want.
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