What is Trial By Written Declaration (TBWD) or Trial By Declaration (TBD) ?
TBWD and TDB are the same thing. TBWD is a court trial by writings only. There is no need to visit the court house for your trial. The original purpose is to protect the crime victims from being harrassed. You, as the Defendant, will have to submit your declaration of reasons, excuses, photos, diagrams, and etc to the court house. And, the Officer, as the witness, will also have to submit his part of declaration of what he/she witnessed. The Judge will then make decisions on the case. Usually, it takes six (6) to eight (8) weeks to hear back from the Judge after your submission. The advantage(s) of TBWD: * If the Officer did not submit his part of declaration, the Judge should find Defendant not guilty. But, it depends, the Judge may still find the Defendant guilty for the money. However, you must ask the Judge for the Officer’s declaration when you are at the Trial de Novo (or new trial). * If the Defendant lose at the trial, the Defendant may request for a new trial in person called
