The governing body of a county or municipality may require
mandatory court appearances for certain aggravated violations of a local ordinance resulting in the unprovoked biting, attacking, or wounding of a domestic animal; violations resulting in the destruction or loss of personal property; second or subsequent violations of local animal cruelty laws; or violations resulting in the issuance of a third or subsequent citation to a person.
Not exact matches
Court appearances are
mandatory for more serious offenses, such as driving under the influence (DUI) and reckless driving, where a jail sentence is possible.
There are also probably some «local rules» in each
court addressing issues such as the mailing address and operating hours of the
court, the way that hearing dates are scheduled, the process by which motions are considered, the duty if any of parties to confer with each other or engaged in ADR,
mandatory pre-trial disclosure obligations, civil cover sheets
for new cases, standard deadlines to finish tasks that don't have deadlines in the general application civil rules, preferred forms
for certain kinds of motions and orders such as entries of
appearance, etc..
Your citation is
for a moving violation and does not carry a misdemeanor charge or require a
mandatory court appearance.
The citation is
for less than two moving violations which do not require
mandatory court appearance.
Per
court requirements, your citation must not be
for more than two moving violations that do not require a
mandatory appearance.
- Your ticket is
for a moving violation that carries a DMV point, and does not have a commercial vehicle charge or misdemeanor and does not require a
mandatory appearance in
court.
If you have attended traffic school within the past 12 months, hold a commercial driver's license, or were issued a ticket where you have a
mandatory court appearance, you are not eligible
for traffic school to prevent points from being assessed against you.
Drivers with a
mandatory court appearance (such as violations
for speeding greater than 30 MPH over the limit) are not allowed to choose this option.
This election is
for moving traffic citations not requiring a
mandatory court appearance (i.e. speeding in excess of 30 MPH).
In many states you are not eligible
for a driving school if your violation contains a
mandatory court appearance or if your violation is alcohol related.