Ticket in Houston TX

this may be in the wrong place and if it is can someone help me by putting me in the right place for the answer...

I drive flatbed and over the weekend i was given a ticket in Houston TX for having rocks and such on the trailer and I am not too mad about the ticket because it did put me out of service but he let me clean it and put me right back into service...I say I am not too mad because he was going to give me a ticket for my straps, 3 of which were a little frayed, and that would have put me out of service and big one big mess because I did not have any other straps so anyways my question is does anyone know how much something like this would cost? I called to the courthouse down in Houston and they say I have to wait 10-15 days for them to input the ticket into the system befire they can give me a total...

also this is my first time getting a ticket or being shut down and put out of service...how does this affect me as a driver? The new csa rules? I am new to trucking so please help me out...thanks!

 

it was written"loose material not removed from nonload carrying parts of loaded veh - rocks, dirt, bolts/nuts, wood and grass"

so im guessing it was written as a nonload? does this make a difference?

 

thanks...he did not write the straps just the rocks on the trailer? so i wonder how this is going to go?

 

ok thanks...i am not too well versed in the csa 2010 rules what are the x3 x2 x1 stuff?

 

ok... so how does the points work? how many can you get and not be looked at like you are a bad driver? how many will cause you to lose you license? i know i have to research the rules but a quick answer would help me right now...thanks!