DWI in MN - Leaving the country before court Date

[galewskj]

Hello,

A good friend of mine was just charged with DWI last night with a BAC of 0.093. She is from Japan and is in Minnesota temporarily. She has been planning on going back to Japan indefinitely on November 30th, and her DWI court date is December 3rd. What should we do in this situation? What will happen to her if she "skips out" on her DWI court appearance. I could go on her behalf.

 

[seniorjudge]

Hello,

A good friend of mine was just charged with DWI last night with a BAC of 0.093. She is from Japan and is in Minnesota temporarily. She has been planning on going back to Japan indefinitely on November 30th, and her DWI court date is December 3rd. What should we do in this situation? What will happen to her if she "skips out" on her DWI court appearance. I could go on her behalf.

There will be a failure to appear warrant issued and she will be persona non grata from then on.

 

[galewskj]

Thank you for the responses. My friend is going to stay in America for the hearing but will leave soon thereafter. If the judge insists on making her take training classes or community service that extend into the future, this will be a problem.