What Happens If I Just Pay The Ticket In Missouri? Andrew Russek, leading traffic attorney with law firm Combs Waterkotte, talks about the hidden consequences of paying a traffic ticket without consulting a lawyer first.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: So what happens if I just pay the ticket? Does that work the same?
Andrew Russek: So as, as Chris has been saying, paying the ticket, whether you do it online or you go to court and the judge tells you something that sounds really nice, you are pleading guilty. Paying that fine is the equivalent of a guilty plea, which means that you are admitting to whatever you’re charged with, you’re accepting those consequences, and you are putting that on your record.
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