Speeding Ticket, Can I Pay Online

[taraku2008]

My question involves traffic court in the State of: Georgia, Dekalb county

I received a citation to go to court on may 1, and i was wondering am i able to pay online on such a short notice. i went to the website but, i dont understand what it means, ill post it.

"Payments are accepted online (www.dcrctkts.com) and via the interactive voice response system (404 371-3272) 24 hours a day. You can pay on your case up until 11:59PM on the day you are scheduled for court. If you appeared before a judge, your fine must be paid at the cashier window on your court date during normal business hours. "

Im not sure when 11:59pm on the day for my court means. right of now it is 4/30/2012 3:29AM. Does that mean i have untill 4/30/2012 11:59pm to pay it off? and would i have to appear in court if i payed online? its a speeding ticket worth $158, im sure its not mandatory to go to court. im 19 years old.

[That Guy]

im sure its not mandatory to go to court. im 19 years old.

How can you be sure when you started your post with this:

I received a citation to go to court on may 1

What does the citation say regarding appearing in court?

I received a citation to go to court on may 1, and i was wondering am i able to pay online on such a short notice. i went to the website but, i dont understand what it means, ill post it.

OK....

"Payments are accepted online (www.dcrctkts.com)

It appears to me that they do accept payments online! And (or) you can also make payments via:

the interactive voice response system (404 371-3272) 24 hours a day.

As for the deadline to pay:


You can pay on your case up until 11:59PM on the day you are scheduled for court.[/QUOTE]


(replace the underlined sentence with the date you are scheduled to appear)

You can pay on your case up until 11:59PM on May 1, 2012

However, in your case, and since you may be required to appear in court, you will have to pay your fine before court closes on the date you appear before the judge which is "before court closes on May 1, 2012".

and would i have to appear in court if i payed online? its a speeding ticket worth $158, im sure its not mandatory to go to court. im 19 years old.

Well, since Monday is only the 30th of April, and if I were you, I would make sure I called the court and asked if my appearance is required. Just because the fine is only $158 is not necessarily an indication that you are not required to appear!