Failure to stop in a stop sign?

I got a ticket for not stopping in a stop sign and I was thinking if there is any possibility of not have it affecting my insurance. Is there anything I can say in court?



I just got my VA licence. I had one from NC before and I didn't have to take any test to change my licence. As I am from Brazil, I thought maybe I could say that I thought in VA we could drive like in Brazil... just slow down and go... or maybe if that's really a bad idea just accept and request a ';lesser penalty';... but I don't know if to accept the responsability I have to go to court or not... how do I spend less $$$ (including insurance rates)??



Does it matter that the police officer gave me the ticket and my licence back and kept my vehicle registration??.., he followed till the next red light to give it back to me and told me he forgot it...



oh... and when he stoped me, he said I was also changing lanes in a dangerous way... something like that... but he idn't give me a ticket for that...



Tkx...Failure to stop in a stop sign?
It's very hard to disprove what the officer gave you a ticket for unless you have a witness to say you did stop. Usually for a small infraction like that you are able to pay the ticket in advance so you don't have to go to court, unfortunately since it is a moving violation it may effect your insurance premiums.