I have personally had great success fighting 8 of 10 tickets in the last 8 years. 5 in person, 3 by submitting a plea in writing. The fact that the cops were on private property issuing tickets withoult the owners knowledge or permission is ground enough for a judge to easily dismiss the case and you can save that cash for more upgrades or a bill or something. I highly suggest you fight it. You just plead not guilty, pay the bail amount, then either return to court and appear before the judge. If the issuing officer fails to show up, the case is thrown out. 9 out of 10 times the officer chooses not to go. If they work on the street, they get their usual pay, but if they go to court they only get paid $8 an hour while they are at the court house (I have several officers from different counties in my immediate family and know this firsthand). Or you can submit a plea-in-writing. If the officers even make time to write his side in writing over the mountain of paperwork they have to do, the judge will review both letters and make a decision. If he finds in you favor either way, you get a full refund and the courts apologies.
