It just depends on the details of the case, your criminal history, your driving record, whether anyone was injured, whether your vehicle was insured, which court your case is being prosecuted in, etc. If you want to get this traffic ticket reduced to a non-moving, no-point infraction, you will have... View More

You are both considered adults for court purposes. You would both probably be charged with assault unless there is some clear evidence that it was self-defense.

At age 17, you are an adult for court purposes.

The outcome of your case depends a lot on which court your case is being prosecuted in. Some prosecutors and judges are more lenient than others. You (or your parents) will need to hire an experienced criminal defense/traffic law attorney to... View More

The Prosecutor has up to 1 year from the date of the incident to file charges against you. So yes, it is possible that you could receive a ticket in the mail later. However, it sounds like the officer just gave you a warning and let you go.

Usually that means you can get the problem fixed (repair the broken tail-light, for example) and bring proof to court and show the judge, who might dismiss the ticket or reduce the fine. "Fix-it" tickets are usually for non-moving, no-point violations like "Failure to Register... View More

You can call the court clerk in Lincoln County and ask if a court appearance is required or can you just plead guilty and pay the fine. I expect that you will have to appear in court for this type of ticket. If so, the judge will sentence you and determine the amount of the fine. If you plead... View More

Courts can require a mandatory court appearance for some tickets. If you want to get the ticket reduced to a non-moving, no-point infraction that won't affect your driving record of car insurance rates, you will have to hire a traffic law attorney to represent you.

You will not have... View More

Yes, it's possible that if you hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to represent you, that attorney could negotiate a plea bargain deal to get your "Trespassing" charge dismissed or reduced to a less serious offense, such as "Littering."

Any error on the ticket can be corrected at any time. This does not sound like an error. This appears to be a situation in which the police officer wants the Prosecutor to know you were speeding 36-40 miles over but the cop gave you a break by issuing the ticket for only 30 miles over.

You... View More

For that high a speed, a court appearance is required. If you hire an attorney to represent you, you won't have to appear in court. Your attorney can get your speeding ticket reduced to a non-moving no-point infraction like "Illegal Parking," so you won't have any points on your... View More

Almost any error on a speeding ticket can be corrected at any time by either the police officer or the Prosecuting Attorney. If the description of where the traffic stop occurred was completely wrong, that might be grounds to get the ticket dismissed, but other simple errors are not.

1-5 miles over the speed limit will show up on your driving record as a no-point speeding conviction, so it's a moving violation but it won't cause any points to show up on your driving record.

Since it will show up on your driving record, your insurance company will be able to... View More

If you received a ticket and you failed to pay the fine, the court can issue a warrant for your arrest. Some courts are more lenient than others and will continue the court date out 30 days to give you another chance to pay before they issue the warrant. Some courts will send you a letter reminding... View More

You can call the court clerk to ask if they issued a warrant for your arrest. If it's your first missed court date, the court may have continued your court date another 30 days instead of issuing a warrant.

The Callaway County Prosecutor will not amend a ticket for that high a speed. You could hire a local Callaway County traffic law attorney to go to court with you and try to get a Suspended Imposition of Sentence with probation.

The outcome depends a lot on which court your case is being prosecuted in. For that high a speed, I assume it's in St. Charles County Circuit Court, and the judge in the traffic division in that court is not going to agree to probation (and the prosecutor will not amend your ticket to a... View More

If you pay the speeding ticket fine, points will be added to your driving record and your car insurance rates may increase. You can hire a traffic law attorney to get your ticket reduced to a non-moving, no-point violation such as "Illegal Parking" so that you won't have points added... View More

Even though your insurance was only expired for a few days, that is technically still a violation and it's a 4-point ticket if you plead guilty.

You can call the court clerk and ask if they will allow you to go to court and show proof of insurance to the judge. However, if your... View More

Yes, if you are on probation for a speeding ticket and you get another ticket, that is a violation of your probation.

Absolutely not possible in that particular court to avoid both probation and points. The Prosecutor will not reduce your ticket to a no-point infraction. The best case scenario is that you hire an experienced traffic law attorney who convinces the judge to give you probation, no jail time, and a... View More