When is the best time to send out the Trial By Written Declaration (TBWD) ?
Depends on your ticket due date: a) If your ticket due date is close to a long weekend (or public holidays), you should mail it about 2 to 3 weeks before the long weekend and of course, the ticket due date. b) If your ticket due date is about 4 to 6 weeks away from any long weekend (or public holidays), call the court’s Traffic Court, and request for an extension (or Continuance). Usually, the ticket due date can be extended for one more month. And, you can follow a) above. c) If none of the above, you should mail it about 10 days before the ticket due date. Reason: Well, during any long weekends or public holidays, most people as well as the Officers are going to be busier. So, there is a chance that the Officer may not have time to submit his part of TBWD on time. Here are the statistics I took when visit the traffic courtrooms. During any normal weeks, the Officer’s show up percentage is about 95% to almost 100%. During any long weekends, the show up percentage is about 55% to 65%.
