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Respond without a Hearing: Payment


	Check your ticket to see if it has a box called “Mailable Penalty Schedule. Download information on reading a notice of violation (in PDF) If your ticket has this section and it is filled in or checked-off, you may, if you wish, send in a payment. Paying the ticket means you admit the charge. You will not be allowed to have a hearing if you pay the ticket. You must pay the ticket within ten days of when the ticket was issued. Are you eligible? The front of the ticket will indicate if you may just pay the ticket. What do you need to do? Pay the penalty listed on the front of the ticket within ten days of when it was issued. What happens? By paying, you are admitting that you are responsible for the ticket. If you pay, you give up your right to a hearing. An ECB judge will not issue a decision. You will not be able to appeal. The case will be closed.