What to do if I got a red light ticket several months ago and missed a court date because I was out of state but I still want to fight it?

What to do if I got a red light ticket several months ago and missed a court date because I was out of state but I still want to fight it?

The judge ordered me to pay for the ticket. I still want to fight the ticket hough because I made a legal right hand turn on a red light. On top of the fine itself, they are charging me as though I ran a red light and not for a right hand turn violation. Its in collections now but I refuse to pay because I didn’t do anything illegal. would a lawyer help in this batter?

Asked on November 13, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Arizona

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