The trial is your chance to tell your side of the story to the judge or a jury. You only have a right to a jury trial if you can be jailed if found guilty.Log into MyCase to find out if your traffic citation is eligible. To qualify you must: Apply within 21 days of receiving your citation. Go to court and talk to the judge, but yeah, you will have to pay the fine for going 5 over. Generally, choosing to contest the traffic citation as opposed to paying the fine means the accused motorist has to appear in court to plead "not guilty". Unlike bench trials, the judge is not involved in determining the verdict in a jury trial. Utah provides defensive driving courses to help drivers who commit traffic violations. Utah Speeding Tickets or moving violations are generally brought in Justice Court. You cannot be required to serve on, or report for, more than one jury trial in a two-year period.