I just came back home from the 1-month-vacation. When I went through the mails, I found this notice for an Informal Hearing. The notice states the date, time, Officer name, Offense type. The notice was sent on 12/4/07, just 5 days after offense date. Then I checked my bank records, the $116 was cleared on 12/12/07.
My questions are:
1. Why did the court send me the hearing notice only 5 days after the ticket was issued? I have got 2 tickets before (years ago) in other cities. I paid both fines and never received court notice before. I thought court hearing is necessary only if I complaint to wave the points or fine.
2. What is the purpose of the hearing? I already paid the fine, and the Officer told me that there will be no points.
3. Do I still need to appear to court on the specified time? Do I need to prepare for this hearing? How?
BTW, the ticket was issued by City of Detroit in Michigan. Any advice will be appreciated!