Five of us were ticketed in NY for riding on the sidewalk. we were on a cross country with 38 other riders whe we were seperated and lost.
My wife e-mailed the court with a breif explanation and the case was dropped. This was the letter.
July 9, 2009
Criminal Court City of New York
Summons
346 Broadway
New York, NY 10013
Re: Summons # 425904492-8
This letter is a request for information on how to resolve a summons I received for a bicycle on sidewalk. I am from out of state and will not be able to appear in court. I was in New York for the beginning of a cross country bicycle ride with 42 other riders on 6/25/09. We were lost and trying to get out of New York when I received the summons. Please advise me on what I need to do to take care of this summons.
Sincerely,
David A. Detmar
From this example they seem to be reasonable. Couldn't hurt to try.