No copies of the tickets? Just a notation in a docket book? This should be easy to get tossed.
I was once arrested for driving on a suspended license that wasn’t. It was easy enough to clear up but it cost me a night in jail.
I had actually renewed my license during the time when it was supposedly suspended. I showed the new license to the judge and he dropped the charges.
Except the judge you're going in front of is an employee of the same county that's going after you for the fine. He and the county both know it's cheaper on you to pay the fine rather than fight it and that's what they're counting on. Depending on how corrupt or a horse's rear he is, if you do have the audacity to waste his time swearing your innocence, your odds of getting it tossed may be slim to none. BTDT and was told to pay up.