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So I just received a notice for a summons because I was driving 100 in a 60 area in Cape Town.

I take it I have to appear in court and there is no way for me to just pay the fine ?
 
There was a story about this if you got the summons via SMS because of the postal drama.
 
If you are summonsed to appear in court you absolutely must appear, or face an additional criminal charges of contempt of court.

If I were you I'd immediately make a personal visit to the Public Prosecutor at the court to which you have been summonsed, and negotiate a withdrawal of the summons and payment of an admission of guilt fine.

Failure to appear will most certainly give you a criminal record which includes contempt of court, a serious offence.
 
Arthur said:
If I were you I'd immediately make a personal visit to the Public Prosecutor at the court to which you have been summonsed, and negotiate a withdrawal of the summons and payment of an admission of guilt fine.
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+1, friend of mine also did that.
 
Doesn't the admission of guilt fine also give you a criminal record? At least in some municipalities (was in the news a while back, think PMB especially).
 
Arthur said:
If I were you I'd immediately make a personal visit to the Public Prosecutor at the court to which you have been summonsed, and negotiate a withdrawal of the summons and payment of an admission of guilt fine.
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Paying an admission of guilt fine will also result in a criminal record unless the charge is lowered.
 
Arthur said:
If you are summonsed to appear in court you absolutely must appear, or face an additional criminal charges of contempt of court.

If I were you I'd immediately make a personal visit to the Public Prosecutor at the court to which you have been summonsed, and negotiate a withdrawal of the summons and payment of an admission of guilt fine.

Failure to appear will most certainly give you a criminal record which includes contempt of court, a serious offence.
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Paying an admission of guilt will give you a criminal record. If you say, want to travel overseas they will pick up this record and will most likely refuse you entry into the country or if you apply for a job and they do a backround check they will pick it up. So by all means possible try not to pay that admission of guilt.

Get a lawyer!
 
Thanks to this new no admission of guilt rule, they seem to be summonsing half of Cape Town. Colleague just got one for driving slightly over 90 on a stretch of a dual carriageway just as it comes off a 120 km/h highway. Nobody's denying they were speeding, but is it really reasonable to criminalise someone in these situations? There is a gulf of difference between a dual carriageway through a business area and a residential road past schools and shops where such a punishment for driving at that speed would be far more appropriate. Seems quite unfair.
 
Have you actually received the summons yet (hand delivered, signed for) or have you just received the notice?

I know a few people who have received NAG (No Admission of Guilt) notices, but only 1 actually got a summons. In the end, they went to court and got a relatively small fine (think it was R1,500 or something). I don't think it even went on their criminal record.

It's actually quite pathetic, the traffic department is using the courts to effectively tell people off when they should be pulling over drivers and talking to them. It's much easier for them to just hide with a camera and get the judge to talk to people instead.
 
Pitbull said:
Are you guys on drugs? :D Since when does not paying a speed fine = Criminal record?
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Going 30km/h over in an urban area and 40km/h over on a highway results in being charged with Reckless and/or negligent driving which is a criminal offence.

The courts should also suspend the offenders license for 6 months for it but they hardly ever do
 
Pitbull said:
Are you guys on drugs? :D Since when does not paying a speed fine = Criminal record?
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It's not about not paying the speeding fine, it's about admitting guilt, which is as good as the court finding you guilty.

http://www.jp-sa.org/sec57CPA.asp

...when you pay an admission of guilt fine which appears on one of these summonses, it will have the same effect as if you were to be found guilty by the court. It does not say that the matter is now swept under the carpet and life resumes as normal.

It furthermore says that the clerk of the court shall, “as soon as expedient enter that admission of guilt in the criminal record book for admissions of guilt”. This means that a criminal record must be registered against your name and ID number...
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Arthur said:
If you are summonsed to appear in court you absolutely must appear, or face an additional criminal charges of contempt of court.

If I were you I'd immediately make a personal visit to the Public Prosecutor at the court to which you have been summonsed, and negotiate a withdrawal of the summons and payment of an admission of guilt fine.

Failure to appear will most certainly give you a criminal record which includes contempt of court, a serious offence.
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You don't get a criminal record for AARTO offences.
 
Pitbull said:
O sorry I get it now. Just another reason NOT to pay your fines :D
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Precisely this..

I would love to know which retard thinks more people will pay fines now that they're implementing this daftness in some municiaplities.
 
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