Jersey City Parking (New Brunswick: credit card, wages, live in)

[swat518]

Hi, I live in new brunswick. My girlfriend just moved to Jersey City, and last Friday I parked my car on Kennedy Blvd overnight but second day morning I got a ticket, I asked around and understood I blocked the way when JCIA(Jersey City Incinerator Authority) cleaned the road. But that was my first time parked car in Jersey City and have no idea there is JCIA, so I am thinking about to fight the ticket, any suggestion?
BTW, The ticket title is "complaint and summons" an below that there is "you are hereby summoned to appear before the court to answer the complaint charging you with the offense listed:" I just got a car couple months ago and never been to court before, so there are couple questions:
1. what is "summoned to appear BEFORE the court" mean?
2. Should I pay the ticket at court?
3. If fight a ticket($42 not much, but I still want to try), what document should I take with me?
Thank you!!

[captne76]

Parking tickets usually are a joke legally, except I would almost always take care of it, lest they attack your legal license status.
Usually you can either pay it anytime before the scheduled court date.
If you want to try and beat it, I might suggest taking pictures of the area and any signs as posted if they back your claim of no notice.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by swat518

Hi, I live in new brunswick. My girlfriend just moved to Jersey City, and last Friday I parked my car on Kennedy Blvd overnight but second day morning I got a ticket, I asked around and understood I blocked the way when JCIA(Jersey City Incinerator Authority) cleaned the road. But that was my first time parked car in Jersey City and have no idea there is JCIA, so I am thinking about to fight the ticket, any suggestion?
BTW, The ticket title is "complaint and summons" an below that there is "you are hereby summoned to appear before the court to answer the complaint charging you with the offense listed:" I just got a car couple months ago and never been to court before, so there are couple questions:
1. what is "summoned to appear BEFORE the court" mean?
2. Should I pay the ticket at court?
3. If fight a ticket($42 not much, but I still want to try), what document should I take with me?
Thank you!!

You got a ticket because you were parked on the street during street cleaning. There are signs on every street indicating when streets are cleaned. If you are parked there, you will be ticketed. Before you park, read the signs. Do this in any city, not just Jersey City. Also, be aware that in many parts of Jersey City, you have to have a resident parking permit to park on the street. If you plan to park for more than two hours, you must have the resident permit. Again, check the signs on the street to see if resident permits are required in that area.

Do not try to fight the ticket. You have no argument. "I don't know what JCIA is" is not a legitimate defense. Save yourself the time and frustration and pay the fine. If you go to court there is a 100% chance you will lose and have to pay anyway.

You have the option to appear at court on the date specified on the ticket. Or you may pay the ticket online. There should be a website address printed on the ticket. Go there, enter the ticket number and license plate number, and you can pay the fine using a credit card.

[njkate]

Ignorance of the law is not a defendable excuse. Do yourself a favor and just pay the $42 ticket. You would more than likely lose more in lost wages or blowing a vacation day to sit in court and from what you are telling us would lose anyway and have to pay, in addition there may be court costs you will end up paying when you lose

[todd72173]

^^^^what they said.

[swat518]

OK thank you guys, I will do what you said. should I have to go to court if I pay the ticket online before the court date?

[njkate]

Originally Posted by swat518

OK thank you guys, I will do what you said. should I have to go to court if I pay the ticket online before the court date?

No not for a parking ticket..just make sure you print & keep the receipt they give you

[Mej]

Originally Posted by swat518

Hi, I live in new brunswick. My girlfriend just moved to Jersey City, and last Friday I parked my car on Kennedy Blvd overnight but second day morning I got a ticket, I asked around and understood I blocked the way when JCIA(Jersey City Incinerator Authority) cleaned the road. But that was my first time parked car in Jersey City and have no idea there is JCIA, so I am thinking about to fight the ticket, any suggestion?
BTW, The ticket title is "complaint and summons" an below that there is "you are hereby summoned to appear before the court to answer the complaint charging you with the offense listed:" I just got a car couple months ago and never been to court before, so there are couple questions:
1. what is "summoned to appear BEFORE the court" mean?
2. Should I pay the ticket at court?
3. If fight a ticket($42 not much, but I still want to try), what document should I take with me?
Thank you!!

Swat, you might be luckier convincing your girlfriend to give you the $42 than having the Jersey City judge dismiss the ticket! Remember, Jersey City judges with their rather expert knack of squinting at you from the bench till you say 'Guilty' are no New Brunswick country boys.

BEFORE the court does not mean timewise, it means to Go IN FRONT of the court, to appear in front of the Judge.

[captne76]

Originally Posted by swat518

OK thank you guys, I will do what you said. should I have to go to court if I pay the ticket online before the court date?

No, if you pay the ticky, the deal is over and done with. You probably can pay online right from your keyboard too.

[ahleih]

I think if you pay the ticket online they charge you $2 or something along those lines.
But I can nearly guarantee you that if you actually go to court, not only will you have to pay that $42, you'll also get stuck with a $20 "wasting-the-court's-time" fee they call "court costs."