Back on 6/9/2007 i recieved a parking ticket in east lansing michigan. Today i get a post card reminding me of my citation. They say i have to do one of three things within 14 days.
1. Admit Responsibility- Pay the fine in person or by mail.
2. Admit responsibility with explanation-submit a written explanation that you are responsibe for the violation but that there are circumstances surrounding the incident which you think should affect the judgement of the court
3. Deny Responsibility- Submit a written explanation denying that you are responsible for the violation and requesting a hearing. You will have a hearing before a judge.
The current fine is $35. I plan to do number 2 and here is why.
I arrived in michigan late that night and the office where the person i was seeing was supposed to get the parking pass was closed. I parked in the mostly empty lot with full intention to get a parking pass first thing the next morning. Upon arrival to my car that next morning i had already been ticketed. Note that between the time of parking and the time of my return to the car was only about 8 hours. I left the ticket in my car for the remainder of the weekend. As you can see I was ticketed with no chance to provide a pass to park in the lot. The lot was very empty at the time and i was not intruding upon somebody else's parking place.