South Carolina Sample Letter concerning Trial Date for Traffic Ticket
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If you need to reschedule your court date and it is before your scheduled appearance, you need to contact the officer at 864-271-5333. You may have to leave a message. You may also request a continuance in open court, however, you will need a valid reason to do so.
The intended benefits for a trial by declaration were to allow people who could not appear in Court an opportunity to be heard through written correspondence between themselves and the Court. These trials also allow for a new trial (trial de novo) if a person is dissatisfied with the Court's decision.
In a trial by declaration, you send in a written statement, along with any evidence you have, to the court to explain what happened. You generally also send in payment. The officer who wrote the ticket then gets a chance to send in their own written statement. A judge then reviews both and mails you a decision.
I request to have a trial by written declaration. The facts contained in the Declaration of Facts on the reverse are personally known to me and are true and correct. I know that I have the right not to be compelled to be a witness against myself.
How to have a trial by declaration Get instructions from your Notice or the court. ... Fill out court form and attach evidence. ... Pay your fine (bail) ... Send the form, evidence, and payment to the court. ... Court gets statement from officer. ... Get the decision.
How Can You Get A Speeding Ticket Dismissed? South Carolina allows for drivers in some circumstances to have a ticket dismissed by taking a driver education course. Such a course will involve receiving permission from the court. Generally, it is most effective to get a ticket dismissed by fighting it.
By law, a judge cannot categorically deny you traffic school simply because you exercised your right to trial.
Writing an appeal letter to the court about your traffic ticket is the first thing you need to do in order to get a violation dismissed. In your letter, you should explain who you are, when and where you got your ticket and the reasons why you believe the fine should be decreased or dismissed.
