Don’t even bother mailing the ticket. Just show up to your court date. There will be a million other people there. (Like I said, it’s a money maker for Tonawanda so it’s always packed full.) You will go to the DA, he will point and say sign here and here. You get XXX (where XXX is some combination of parking tickets and school.) You will go sit in court and then go in front of the judge when he calls your name. His majesty will say a very rehearsed something about “Is this your signature? Do you accept blah blah blah? OK go to the cafeteria court window and they will take your money and sign you up for court.” Then you leave the court room, get in line again, pay some money, sign up for a school date, and go on your way.
If you want to say something, you could argue with the DA but it would be a waste of your time. They’re herding a ton of people through as quickly as possible so it’s all very mechanical. No negotiating or BS like that.
I was at Tonawanda court twice this fall. Once for me, once with my fiance. Both 16 over. Both resulted in 2 parks and school, which I think totaled like 120 dollars or something. I was there once with a couple of buddies of mine getting charged with two counts of trespassing and they were cool then too. The DA was able to tell that we were just dumbasses who meant no harm and dismissed the charges. :tup: