# Quick question v. first speeding ticket **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 30, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question-v-first-speeding-ticket/249434 "2009-12-30T09:39:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question-v-first-speeding-ticket/249434/15 "2009-12-30T20:42:26Z")
> [@Who wants Laser Cut Stainless ?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-wants-laser-cut-stainless/27853/4): > > thats actually not entirely true. if a cop does not show up for court, then most times it is dismissed however if the cop is sick, or he/she was sent away in the service (ie nat’l guard, etc) then another cop can take his/her place. This happened to my dad. he thought for sure he was safe b/c the cop never showed up… but then found out that wasnt the case… lol that is true, but rarely does that happen, you people take things to literally. Trust me, ive been there, ive done that, cops dont have to show up first off, usually staties, and sherrifs do, most of them show up but there is usually a handful that doesnt and its not for being sick or being in iraq, its usually cuz they just didnt show up, therefore dismissed --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question-v-first-speeding-ticket/249434)._