You might ask when you pay it, some jurisdictions allow you to double the fine and it will stay off your record.
I got a speeding ticket a couple of years back around Christmas for 15 over, forgot to pay it, then got pulled over for speeding again (out in the middle of nowhere) and found out my license was suspended.
That's nothing to mess around with in Missouri, driving with a suspended license = mandatory jail time and you have to either have your vehicle towed or a friend pick it up for you on the spot.
I ended up paying over $1,200.00 for 6 months of basic vehicle insurance, had to hire a lawyer to go to court and paid a hell of a fine to stay out of jail.
Thank God all the meth labs, gang bangers, and thieves had already been rounded up so the police had time to arrest a threat like me.
Lesson learned, next time I won't stop
