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How can my 17 year-old son avoid appearing in US District Court?

My 17 year-old son's driver's license was suspended for speeding tickets, but he had a probationary/hardship issued for work and school. We thought it good for 6 mos but it was only good for 3. He was stopped on an airbase (the officer said he smelled alcohol but my son and the young woman passenger he was taking home on his way home from work as a favor measured 0 on the breathalyzer) and we discovered our error (2 weeks past the expiration). He is to send in a citation/postcard to have a US District Court date scheduled�no fine and �must appear� for this type charge. Admittedly, he was in violation of the law, but this was a relatively small error and partly my fault (he is a minor and I read the letter and missed the date). I want to write a letter to the judge (or otherwise file this info with the court) explaining my son's due diligence prior to the expiration and since our discovery as well as to convey his sincere attempts to get his full driving privileges reinstated and my misreading of the letter as his father and the responsible party. Is this viable? Other options? My fear is a letter-of-the-law sentence with no questions asked that could possibly mess up his life for a few years (transport to work, college, etc.).

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