A 4-year-old girl is being summoned to court this week for a speeding ticket that is under her name.

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A 4-year-old girl is being summoned to court this week for a speeding ticket that is under her name.The mother of the girl called KCCI 8 News to talk about the incident.Cherish Skinner said it started when traffic camera on Interstate 235 in Des Moines caught a driver from Missouri speeding on Thanksgiving weekend.The citation was addressed to both Todd Anderson and his 4-year-old daughter Ashley Anderson.Skinner said Ashley was at home in Missouri with her during the incident."There was an ice storm in Iowa and I did not want her to leave to go visit her family," said Skinner.The family is looking to appeal the ticket because of who the fine was sent to."On the title, it does have an area that says transfer upon death that it goes to my child. That is what the Iowa department has told us that this could lead to the confusion," said Skinner.Skinner said officials told them they cannot appeal the ticket without both father and daughter in court.There are no speed cameras in the state of Missouri.“If her father was speeding, I am not saying that we aren't at fault to pay his ticket. I, however, cannot pay this ticket if it came in my 4-year-old's name because this could stay on her record,” said Skinner.Iowa’s speed camera tickets are a civil penalty, rather than a criminal one, but Skinner is worried that there will be a warrant out for her daughter's arrest if this problem is not resolved."It is my job to protect her and to keep her from having consequences later on in life,” said Skinner. “I thought it was a joke at first. Her father had written in explaining that she was 4 in his appeal process over the mail, and apparently it did not get resolved because we have to be in court Wednesday.”