Why San Francisco traffic court doesn't grant 1 month extensions?

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jerry m

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Over the years I got few tickets and once or twice was getting 1 month extensions because of different special circumstances. I heard that this is a common practice -- one time one month extension.

But now I have a ticket from San Francisco police. Mundane registration issue, not even a traffic violation. And San Francisco court clerk just told me: no extensions. Not by phone, not by mail. You have to come in person on this date. I guess they will add "failure to appear" charge if I don't come.

I have been out of country for over a month and couldn't prepare documents for court appearance. Also I have a full day prior commitment on that day.

So is SF court nuts? It's natural that people have various circumstances and can't come on a particular date.

I guess they are just after the money and do whatever they can to assess as many fees as they can.

So my question is: is such "no extension" practice common? What to do in my case?
 
I guess you'll have to excuse yourself from the full day prior commitment. This is what happens when you fail to follow the law. You may be inconvenienced and have to alter your plans. This is one of the main reasons for the whole process. You may see this as mundane, but the fact is that too many people are doing so and the state is now more money hungry that its ever been. This is a volunteer program. you either follow the silly, mundane rules or you get inconvenienced and pay the man.
 
I guess you'll have to excuse yourself from the full day prior commitment. This is what happens when you fail to follow the law. You may be inconvenienced and have to alter your plans. This is one of the main reasons for the whole process. You may see this as mundane, but the fact is that too many people are doing so and the state is now more money hungry that its ever been. This is a volunteer program. you either follow the silly, mundane rules or you get inconvenienced and pay the man.
 
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