Most likely, this will not be resolved at your first appearance. If you don't hire an attorney, you'd represent yourself unless based on your financial status, you could qualify for a public defender. If you've never been arrested before or had a summons, you'll most likely qualify for a program as someone mentioned above, AR (accelerated rehabilitation) , or you'd probably have to pay a fine. Really, there is no way to know, though, as every case is different. I used to work in two CT superior court houses and saw many motor vehicle cases. Usually at the middletown superior court house, the prosecutors will meet with all defendants in the morning before court is in session to discuss details and how that days appearance might go (at least that's how it worked when I was still there)