If you are pulled over in Arizona, your best defense is to not admit guilt, be polite to the officer, and avoid arguing. If the situation goes to court, you don’t want the officer to remember you for the wrong reasons. After that, you have two options. If you enter a plea of “guilty,” you can mail in your ticket, along with a letter of explanation. If you enter a plea of “not guilty,” you’ll have to go to court.

Make sure to observe all deadlines, which will be printed on your Arizona speeding ticket. Once you’ve mailed in your plea, you’ll hear back from the courts, either with the judge’s decision to issue a fine and points or with your court date and an address where you must appear.