My question involves criminal law for the state of: new york
my friend and I were standing outside of his car and the cops came and started asking us questions. after he took our ID's he gave both of us citations for open container. my friend is 22 and i'm 19 (20 in a couple weeks).
when the cop gave us the pink slips he said something about sending the fine by a money order or check. the officer said it was $25 but I did not see anything that mentioned the price on the pink slip.
also there is a court date on the slip. does this mean I have to go to court after I pay the fine?? and should I expect anything in the mail from them soon??
thanks for ur time

