What will happen if you fail to appear in mandatory court?
830692
A bench warrant. Call the court, explain what happened and reset the court date.
1150842
the judge will issue a warrant for your arrest.  They won't come looking for you,  but if you're ever stopped for a traffic violation of any sort, or even just a checkpoint stop,  you're going to Jail.. You will  have to pay a fine and have to reappear for your jury duty assignment.  AND in some states you will lose your drivers license for a while.
109029
A violation of order can be issued that will summons her back to court.  If she does not return to court, either a judge can rule against her and Social SErvices may take the child, or the judge may issue a bench warrant to bring her back to court to answer the summons.\n\nAll states are different of course, this has just been some of the cases I have seen in New York.
842058
It's called Failure to Appear and the result is quite simply that a bench warrant is issued for you.  If it's a big city, chances are they won't come looking for you at your house, but if you get pulled over for any reason and they run your license, you'll be arrested on the spot and then things get much worse.  I missed my court date for littering in college (just forgot all about it) and they came to my dorm and arrested me.  They let me go once we got the jail and it was a smaller city, but they did come to me, so it's really hard to say.\n\nIf you missed your date, call them - get it taken care of.
737973
If your country considers the failure to pay a criminal matter and it has an extradition treaty with the U.S.A., then you can be deported. If the failure to pay is a civil matter, then I am not sure what the consequences would be for you.
413621
Yes, if you don't pay, you may be subject to criminal prosecution.
450871
It means the plaintiff won't show up, but they usually can't arbitrarily waive their appearance. You or your attorney if you have one would have to consent. If the plaintiff's attorney will be there, it really doesn't help you at all. It means you won't have anyone to cross-examine. I'd recommend asking for summary judgment in your favor. End of story.
982415
You lose your money if they don't show up for court. New offense means new bail.
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.
768698
The tickets have already been issued, so the statute of limitations no longer applies. After a certain period of time (usually 60-90 days after the court date), the unpaid fines may turn into arrest warrants. If they do, the statute of limitations no longer applies.\n\nIf you failed to show up to court, you could have had a Failure to Appear warrant issued for you. If the warrant was issued, the statue of limitations no longer applies.\n\nThe statute of limitations only limits the amount of time the government has to "initiate prosecution". It does not limit the amount of time the government has to arrest you. Once a warrant (or ticket) has  been issued, the government has initiated prosecution. Once that has been done, it will be there until you are either arrested or die.
115937
You may be able to file a motion to quash the subpoena.  It depends on the laws in your state.  My guess, however, is that trying to fight the subpoena will be as timely and more expensive than just testifying.\n\nYou might also contact the attorney that issued the subpoena to see if there's anyway to get your weak testimony submitted without you having to actually appear in Court.\n\nBut if you do not show, a bench warrant might be issued and you could, potentially, be arrested for your failure to appear. Again, rules vary by state, so I wouldn't chance it.
1123668
You have to show up at the date and time and court specified. You may have to wait a while before your case is called, but if you are not in court when it is called, you will be defaulted, and a warrant may issue for your arrest.
474428
An officer of the court or a police officer can deliver the papers.  You have to sign for them to certify that you received them.  Call your lawyer or at least the court to reschedule the court date before you go on vacation.  You DO NOT want to miss a court date for a traffic violation!  If you fail to appear a warrant will be issued for your arrest and you could spend your vacation in a local jail.
259071
1/ lose your job\n\n2/ civil litigation may be brought agst you by the victim
1085199
You will not know the outcome tomorrow. They will send you a letter in the mail. I did'nt have to have a hearing so I don't know what that will be like. since you have a lawyer I would'nt worry to much. Good luck.
39403
Look at the summons you received. There should be info on it about how to contact them in the event that you are unable to serve or no longer reside in that state.
334214
They will issue a bench warrant for you not appearing in court.  If you lived in WI at the time of the incident, or if they have your WI address for any reason, they will contact the local court in WI and try to get the bench warrant served on you.\n\nIf they can't find you, you will be safe for a while, but there is always the chance you will get stopped one day and that bench warrant will be in the national database and then you will go to jail.\n\nI wouldn't press my luck if I were you.