Florida Traffic Tickets Marked Court Appearance Required

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Some civil traffic tickets are issued as "Infraction Court Appearance Required" sometimes also referred to as Mandatory Appearance citations. The only choice is whether to hire a lawyer or go into court unrepresented. Failure to appear in court will cause harsh consequences. Near the bottom of a Uniform Traffic Citation, on the left hand side there are three boxes. From top to bottom those boxes should be Criminal Violation Court Appearance Required, Infraction Court Appearance Required and, Infraction Which Does Not Require Appearance in Court.

If the citation requires an appearance, whether criminal or civil, then there is no option to elect traffic school. However, the Judge can send you to traffic school which does NOT count as a person making the choice or election to go to school.

In civil infractions (not criminal) it is the hearing itself that is mandatory and an attorney can attend the hearing on behalf of the driver without the driver being present in court. The driver's appearance through the lawyer satisfies the appearance requirement and an accused can go about their day. A traffic lawyer knows the rules and law and may be able to defend the case regardless of the facts. A lawyer's job is to make sure the matter can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.