well when u go to court u can settle it the first court date and plea no contest...Court fees are NOT waived but you come out with no ticket fine and it's like if it never happened, unless you take another ticket to court then it effects whether the judge will waive that one or not. The cop not showing up thing is BS. All LEOs have to show up for court. 3 no shows in court are terms for termination per the HCSO handbook.