[normtrum]

Yeah that's good stuf by scollins above.....one other thing if you do in fact decide to contest it, and not use a lawyer. When the court mails you a court date, never, never, never accept the date they give you. The day they set is for the convenience of the officer, not you. You can call the court and claim you're out of the country or something. This gives you a better chance of the officer not being able to show up for the court date, which is an automatic dismissal.