So here is the deal.

I got a ticket for tinted windows on the front two windows. It was a correctable violation so I took tint off and got signed off. Now I assumed that was it and no further action needed to be taken, but I was wrong. So now I have a failure to appear in court and a $768.00 bail amount that needs to be paid. Now I have rescheduled for another court day so now I need advice as to what am I going to do/say to lower my bail amount?

Some info on the whole situation
After ticket was issued I received a letter stating that my court appearance was changed to two days later, so from the 7th to the 9th.
I received a letter the day after to original court date, the 7th, that I failed to appear in court.

Any advice or info is greatly appreciated. Thank You.

 

hey man just go to court and say that you didn't know you have to come back cuz you thought you just had to get it signed off the reason is you have to go back when it correctable is so that the judge can see that you fixed it and usually the judge will know that fee off and you'll only have to pay a court fee

 

Yea miggy, just take the ticket that you got signed off with ya to court and explain. like Alez said you'll probably just have to pay a small court cost.

cyas

 

Hey Miggy long time i dont hear from you.... just got a ticket on my other car for the same reason and just a couple of days ago i get a letter stating that my ticket violation was changed from 26708 (a) VC to 26708 (a) (i) VC really dont know what it means but i better hope it is not bad cause the officer said that it was only a fixing ticket

 

maybe this will help

Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver's View

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.

(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.

(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Rearview mirrors.

(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.

(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.

(6) Rear window wiper motor.

(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.

( The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.

(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:

(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.

(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:

(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.

(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.

(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:

(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.

(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.

(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.

(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.

(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.

 

Thanks for the info everybody I really appreciate it. Hopefully everything goes well I still have about a month and a half before I have to go. I just want to be prepared.

Oh and chris I am going to come and see you in a couple of weeks. I will let you know when.

Thanks everybody

 

no problem just call me

 

yeah just bring in all your papers proving that you didn't do anything wrong and they'll clear you up

but damn $768 just for failure to appear?? ouchh thats almost as much as my speeding ticket i got a year ago hahaha

 

Just talk to the judge/commissioner you're seeing that day and he'll dismiss the FTA you received as well as waiving the bail amount. He will more than likely make you look like a fool about why you thought you didn't have to do anything else after getting your ticket signed off, but there won't be any court fees except for your ticket that you have to pay for. He'll ask if you can pay it that day or need an extension. After seeing the judge, he'll tell you to see the clerk of the court and you can thus pay your ticket. Your record is once again, clean as a whistle, or at least I hope it is