what is the penalty for failure to appear for traffic charges?
350229
Judging by your nic, I would say you are in Texas.\n\nIf I'm not mistaken that is a class b misd.\nsince he did not appear in county court a warrant was issued. They will probably keep him in jail until he goes to court. Then, the Judge will put him on probation for awhile.\n\nHe lucked out getting a P.R. bond---why in the world did he skip out on court????? That was dumb.
805720
You can't postpone a traffic violation. You can have it reset, but that consists of you showing up for the original court date and requesting it. I'm am unsure of the laws in NY and on if you can do it yourself or if you need to obtain a lawyer to do it for you. Good luck.
925488
Go to traffic court.  The officer writing the ticket just may be out sick that day.  (it happen to me).  If so, your ticket will be thrown out.  If all else fails; plead nolo  or no contest, explain that it's your first ticket and ask the judge to throw it out or reduce it. (This has worked for me also. The offense: driving without a current tag -- I forgot!)
994164
It depends what state you reside in; each one differs to a certain extent.  Some of the penalties could be loss of driving privileges; length of time to be determined, a fine, being remanded to your parents (probably the worst of all), maybe community service, etc.  First offences are usually not too bad, but a lawyer should not be needed.
9947
Usually a "failure to appear" warrant will not result in jail time unless you have many prior failure to appears and they can show a pattern or if the failure to appear is on a serious felony crime or a crime in witch you are out on bail. Now either way it will be better for you to turn yourself in. However do not turn yourself in on a friday as this may result in sitting in jail until monday. Also I would call the court clerk and try to reschedule an appearance before I turned my self in to show that you did make an effort. Oh yea it is also bad if the appearance is for sentencing. They really frown on ditching accountability. In addition by turning yourself in you avoid all the hassle of having your car towed away and impounded if you are pulled over while drving. Don't panic! Especially if this is a minor offense. The courts and jails are so jammed up with truly bad people they have no time or room to lock people up for minor offenses. Even if it seems really bad to you. I assume that it is minor because you don't seem to have much experience dealing with the law. I personally have been pulled over with a valid warrant and the officer just cited and released me. However I have also seen people get hauled in friday night and have to wait til the offices open up Monday morning to be released with nothing more than a new court date. Anyways good luck and stay low until Monday.
397235
Your question needs clarification.  What were you suing the prosecutors office (the D.A.'s office?) for?\n\nIf you were charged with a crime, it was not a civil suit.  If you are scheduled to appear in court on a criminal matter, and you fail to appear, even if you have agreed with the prosecutor to dismiss the charges, you have just added another misdemeanor.  You've breached the agreement with the prosecutor, and they can pursue both the original charge and the failure to appear charge.\n\nIf you missed an appearance in the civil suit, generally you wont be charged with the failure to appear, but the court may sanction you, and if it was wilful or for an important appearance, the court might dismiss your suit.\n\nDespite all this, it is hard to answer your question because it is not clear what term you are looking for.
966670
normally traffic tickets don't effect it,  ( like speeding, stop sign and the such)
1108281
If you are summoned to court (in Michigan as in all the states I lived in a traffic ticket is considered a summons), and if you fail to appear and a warrant is issued, the court levies  in addition to the fines, charages  a warrant fee.\n\nIn addition, in 2004, there was legislation that increase fees that, includes $10.00 for a  "Child Support Bench Warrant Enforcement Fund".\n\nFor example in Lansing, MI, it is $30.
755998
When you go to court. Contest the charges. That will require another court date be set. Then, on the following date call either early if its a late session or late the day before if it's early session and request your ONE AND ONLY reschedule try to get it on the same day of the week as you got the ticket at the latest session available. What this does, if forces the officer to obtain rescheduled time and date take time off and make the court appearance to make you pay the fine. If the officer doesn't make the appearance you will not be fined and charge will be dropped. If the officer manages to make it then yes your friend can make a statement on your behalf. Make sure to make mention that you are innocent til proved guilty and therefore the burden of proof is on the officer. Do it in a polite non-chalant way tho or you will be found offensive by the court.
460304
I found this information by going to the website below:\n\n"If you wish to request a change in the trial date, you must write the court before your trial date with an explanation of the circumstances that require the change. Your request is not automatically granted; it is up to a judge to determine whether to change your trial date.\n\n"If you do not pay your citation, it is extremely important that you appear in court on your trial.\n\n"If you fail to appear for trial, the MVA will be notified and will take action to suspend your license. Driving on a suspended license is a criminal offense for which you can receive jail time."\n\n\nThere are two kinds of traffic offenses, "payable" and "must appear". If you committed the first kind of offense, you can always choose to pay the fine, but you'll lose the opportunity to get your day in court or to apply for a PBJ (Probation Before Judgment) under which you pay the fine but avoid getting points for a first-time violation.\n\nIf you committed a "must appear" offense, that's pretty self-explanatory. You can request a new court date, the sooner the better, and hope that your request is granted. \n\nHope that helps.
208104
Even though a great deal of time has transpired since the original charge, there is a great probability that a warrant has been issued for failing to appear on the original charge. A person charged with a crime has an obligation to appear before a judge to have the matter resolved. A warrant can be issued at any tiume during that process if a person does not show up to court, even if they have shown up already. I would suggest that you contact the court of origin for your friend and see if there is a warrant. If there isn't one, then he/she is home free.
571287
I got a ticket in Virginia and went to court, not to fight it, it was excuse for a couple of hours off of work.  That excuse saved me some cash though.  See I told the judge that I was guilty and did the speeding.  I told them that they caught me and that I had no excuse.  He suspended everything, but court costs ($29).  The bottom line is not to speed, especialy in a ncrazy state like Virginia.  Just go to court and say yes I did it, I have no excuse.  The people who begged and whined at the court all got very stiff penalties.\n\nThose of us who just said "I am guilty" got off with the lightest penalty.  It seems to be a big deal for someone to admit guilt now a days, and not whine and cry and say it was anything and everything else but their fault.
960532
Depends on what state, but I honestly don't think so.  Her insurance will be affected negatively.  First offense, though, just make sure she shows up to court and the judge will probably give her a fine and she'll be told she can't get another ticket or she'll *really* get penalized.
1065558
That depends entirely on the facts of the case and the penalty is at the discretion of a judge.\n\nReckless driving, for example won't get you as much time as you would if it were a DUI related manslaughter.
477385
You won't receive a warrant, I'm sure one has been issued, but they are not required to notify you that a warrant has been issued. Call the court and make payment arrangements. You'll have to pay the original fine, plus warrant fees, possibly interest and whatever else the local laws allow them to tack on. Or you can just ignore it and the next time you get stopped for a simple traffic violation you can get arrested for an outstanding warrant.
302526
Well I'm not in NYC but I would hope that it would take some time. Depends on how many they have to issue and if they're behind. I'm in Atlanta and went to court but I was late. Court was still in session but they told me that I would have to pay the fees as if I was paying a bond like to get out of jail or something. The fines were over a $1,000 and I just didn't have it. In order for them to give me a new court date I would have to pay the money. However, the clerk there told me it would take awhile before a warrant would be issued. That was in January. But if you weren't required to go to court then you don't have to worry anyway. Especially if it's nothing serious and just some fine needs to be paid. Like when I was in a park after dark. I just paid the fine and didn't go to court. \n\nOh, if you can't pay then when you go to court they can set you up on a payment plan(probation). I think you have to show up in court for that though. Best thing to do is have someone call,ask questions, and if everything's cool, give someone the $$$$$ so they can pay it for you. Just in case there is a warrant you won't go down there and get banged up.
915867
You should have had reminders in the post for out parking fine before the bailiffs showed up....\n\nBailiffs can charge you up to £50 per visit, plus a fee for their time. Fees are currently not regulated and are merely expected to be 'reasonable', although there isn't really any guidelines on what' reasonble' is. If you don't pay your bailiff fees on time, you may get a personal summons from the courts as well.....