My question involves criminal law for the state: Nebraska. My son is 16, he was pulled over for loud muffler, during citation, police asked if he could search the car and found a pipe in a sock under driver seat. The ticket is listed as a drug paraphenalia and waiver was allowed. I paid the ticket and the next day I got a certified letter, as did my son, telling us we have to appear in court for arraignment and ajudication with possible payment by me of child support etc.... I'm confused. Why was I allowed to pay the fine, and now we have to go to court?