I recieved a game violation that was absolutely pathetic a few years back (long story, posted it before). It was such a "gray area" thing that the gamie said he'd have to think about it for a while to decide what to do. Two weeks later he calls and had decided to mail me a ticket. Long story short, the judge dismissed it and gave a verbal thrashing to the prosecutor right there in court. I suspect that the sht rolled downhill and he got an earful from the prosecutor. (BTW, the prosecutor was trying to plea me out before court was in session. He offered to reduce to $20, and make it look generic like a traffic violation. I refused. He was shocked, but I told him I was in the right and wanted to tell my story.

I'd suggest calling the officer and telling him to give you the ticket but that you fully intend to take it to court and may request his attendance. This way you get the pots back, and at worst should get a reduced fine, if its not dismissed altogether.