My question involves criminal law for the state of: Downey, California
So me and a friend of mine(who is 20) were sitting in a parked car in a parking lot and we both had a beer to ourselves. Cops come by and give us tickets for Drinking in Public. 4103 DMC was the code given. My question is whether or not I can go into court earlier and pay off a fine instead of going into court. Because the cop checked misdemeanor on the ticket but I heard it can get processed as an infraction in traffic court? Whats the next step?

