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A legal process available in California, Washington, and Arizona that lets you contest a traffic ticket entirely by mail — no court appearance, no time off work. You write a short defense, mail it to the court, and the officer has to respond in writing too. If they miss their deadline (which happens in roughly 40% of cases), your ticket is dismissed automatically.

Take a photo or upload a PDF of your ticket. Our AI reads the violation code, court name, and case number in seconds, checks whether you qualify, and writes three defense options for you to pick from. You review everything before paying a cent.

About 3 minutes from upload to a ready-to-mail packet. After you file, courts typically respond within 30–120 days. We keep you updated by email at every stage.

The court dismisses your case automatically — no argument needed, no hearing required. Officers have a short window to file their own response; when they miss it (which happens often), you win by default. This is one of the biggest advantages of contesting by mail.

Two things happen. First, we refund most of your filing fee (we keep $20 to cover the AI work). Second — and this is important — you can immediately request a fresh in-person trial, as if the written contest never happened. There's no penalty for having tried first, and you're right back where you started.

In California and Arizona, yes — you deposit the full fine amount with the court when you file. Think of it as a refundable security deposit: if you win, it's returned in full. If you lose, it's applied to your fine. Washington doesn't require any deposit at all.

Deadlines vary by state: California gives you 30–45 days from the citation date; Washington gives 15 days; Arizona gives 30 days. Miss the window and this option disappears, so don't wait.