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{{short description|Type of notice issued by a law enforcement official}} {{multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=April 2007}} {{globalize|date=December 2010}} }} [[File:Motorofficer.jpg|thumb|A motor officer writes a traffic ticket for a motorist accused of [[speeding]].]] A '''traffic ticket''' is a notice issued by a [[law enforcement]] official to a [[Driving|motorist]] or other road user, indicating that the user has violated [[Traffic|traffic laws]]. Traffic tickets generally come in two forms, citing a [[moving violation]], such as exceeding the [[speed limit]], or a non-moving violation, such as a [[parking violation]], with the ticket also being referred to as a '''parking citation''', or '''parking ticket'''. In some jurisdictions, a traffic ticket constitutes a notice that a penalty, such as a [[fine (penalty)|fine]] or accumulation of β[[point system (driving)|points]]β, has been or will be assessed against the driver or owner of a vehicle; failure to pay generally leads to [[prosecution]] or to civil recovery proceedings for the fine. In others, the ticket constitutes only a citation and [[summons]] to appear at [[traffic court]], with a determination of guilt to be made only in court.
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