in most states in the US (I'm assuming you're from Indiana?) you can
ask the judge for a deferral, which means if you don't get a ticket for
another year you don't have to pay the ticket and it doesn't go on your
record. However, if you do get another ticket within a year, you have
to pay both tickets and they both go on your record. And you can only
be granted one deferral every seven years.