Do I Have To Go To Court For A Traffic Ticket in Missouri?
Chris Combs, a leading traffic attorney with Combs Waterkotte, discusses how a lawyer can potentially save you from a court date for your traffic ticket.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Do you have to go to court for a traffic ticket?
Chris Combs: If you hire an attorney, it’s very rare you have to go to court.
That’s another huge benefit that people don’t realize is if you go show up to traffic court – and I could show you a picture on my phone because it’s been pretty wild with the new year and all the time off. It looks like a rock concert. I mean, you’re there from 9:00 AM till noon, waiting to see a prosecutor.
For a lot of people, paying an attorney a couple hundred dollars to not only keep it off your driving record and keep it off of your criminal record and not have to go sit and wait in line at either 9:00 AM if you’re in state court, till you know, presumably noon, or a lot of these municipalities hold court at night.
So you show up at 5:30 and you don’t get home till 8:00.
Scott Michael Dunn: Man.
Chris Combs: So that’s another big benefit of hiring a lawyer. So to answer your question, the short version is: It’s very rare that you will have to make a personal appearance in court on a traffic ticket if you hire a defense lawyer.
Scott Michael Dunn: That’s relieving to hear that.
Chris Combs: Yeah.
If you’ve got a traffic ticket are looking to protect your license (plus your wallet), contact Combs Waterkotte today at (314) 900-HELP or reach out online for a free case review. You can also upload a picture of your ticket below:
