Get Out of Jail Free

Many months ago, I received my very first moving violation, tarnishing a sterling record I proudly boasted to all who would hear. I was driving around State College Town in Audrey's car, and made a U-turn I make at least once a week, but unbeknowest to me, it was illegal, and there was a county officer in an unmarked car waiting idly for ne'er-do-wells like myself to slip up. The ticket was exorbitant: $90 for an illegal U-turn, but I was told I'd have the opportunity to fight it in court.

I had forgotten all about it until a few months ago when the subpoena came in. Being even more broke than I was back in the summer, when I was at least working full time, I searched for some way to get out of the fine. After polling the mass grouping of idiot drivers that make up any college fraternity, I learned my best bet was to attempt to reschedule the court date so the officer who pulled me over would fail to show up, and the fine would be waived. Below is the excuse I just finished penning.

"The Honorable (name redacted),

I am requesting a new trial date with respect to the citation noted above, currently scheduled for December 9 at 10:30 a.m. Upon returning home for Thanksgiving Break from my studies at the University of (name redacted), I learned I had been summoned to court for an infraction that occurred many months ago, and as 21-year olds are wont to do, had been forgotten about by me. The current trial date is of inconvenience to me because I work Tuesday mornings and have class in the afternoon. Due to my late realization of the trial date, I do not have sufficient time to call out of work, and with finals fast approaching, it would be damaging to miss class this late in the semester. I am on a very fixed budget, as most college students are, and it would be difficult to overcome the lost wages to appear in court. I apologize 1000 times over for the late notice, but I would greatly appreciate a rescheduling of my court appearance. Thank you in advance for your consideration of my request.

Sincerely yours,

Carter Wayne Jones"

Feel free to use this as a template should your county grab you by the ankles and try to shake your milk money loose.