I live in Oregon and recieved an MIP this last weekend as i was walking home from a party. I was obviously drunk, and ended up admitting to it, not only because he claimed he saw me set my beer down (not true), but because it was obvious and i was not in the mood to pretend i was sober and take a breathalizer. Well, on the ticket, the officer wrote my court appearance time as 20:00 AM. As most of us know, but obviously the officer did not know (which is odd because he told me he was previously in the army), 20:00 is always going to be 8:00 PM no matter what, even if it says AM next to it. This means my court appearance time is 8 pm, which is also 3 hours past the courts hours of operation. My question is, is this a fatal error and if not, will the court just reschedule with me or will they issue a warrant for my arrest because i did not appear? I ask because the day after my scheduled court appearance, i leave for Mexico, and would like to prevent being arrested at the border because of some B.S. warrant. I am wondering what exactly defines a "fatal error" in the courts. Also i was told from a not so reliable source, that there is one instance where a minor error could be grounds for dismissal, but i find it very hard to believe. Has anybody heard of a ticket being dismissed solely based on the fact that checkbox(es) are "X"ed out rather than the required check mark? info on this would be great too because all my checkboxes are Xed out. Any info on the subject of what defines a fatal error, or what exactly constitutes grounds for dismissal in the court would be greatly appreciated.