Hearing and Court date

[ckpurple]

Colorado A friend of mine had a hearing date for a dui violation. I went with her and after waiting for a period of time, she opened the door where the hearing was to take place. It was empty, then around the corner we saw a note posted"No hearings today hearing officer was ill. Write your name and phone number and we will contact you to scheldule a new date" She immediatly called the number and left a message, a man called her back and said that a new date would be sent to her through the mail. She had a court date on her violation that was 4 days after the original hearing date. She did not relize that she needed to go to that even though her hearing had been cancelled. So now she gets a notice in the mail that there is a bench warrant, and another notice stating there will not be a hearing date and that all violations will be dissmissed. So did the dmv and the courts not communicate? What does she do now? It's amazing to me how often the courts can do whatever they want whenever they want and get away with it.

[JETX]

Originally Posted by ckpurple

So did the dmv and the courts not communicate?

Nope. What would the DMV have to do with it??

What does she do now?

Gee, I would think she should start by contacting the court, huh??

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by ckpurple

Colorado A friend of mine had a hearing date for a dui violation. I went with her and after waiting for a period of time, she opened the door where the hearing was to take place. It was empty, then around the corner we saw a note posted"No hearings today hearing officer was ill. Write your name and phone number and we will contact you to scheldule a new date" She immediatly called the number and left a message, a man called her back and said that a new date would be sent to her through the mail. She had a court date on her violation that was 4 days after the original hearing date. She did not relize that she needed to go to that even though her hearing had been cancelled. So now she gets a notice in the mail that there is a bench warrant, and another notice stating there will not be a hearing date and that all violations will be dissmissed. So did the dmv and the courts not communicate? What does she do now? It's amazing to me how often the courts can do whatever they want whenever they want and get away with it.

The DMV hearing was an administrative hearing on whether she got to keep the privilege of having her driver's license; it was a civil hearing.

The DMV hearing had nothing to do with the criminal charge (the drunk driving). She has forfeited anything she might have gotten from the DMV for her failure to show up on the drunk driving criminal charge.

[ckpurple]

colorado So it was her understanding that she was to have her hearing date prior to her court date. When the hearing officer contacted her and said she would be reschelduled she thought the above. So now does she only deal with the court?

[JETX]

Originally Posted by seniorjudge

The DMV hearing was an administrative hearing on whether she got to keep the privilege of having her driver's license; it was a civil hearing.

Sorry, but you don't KNOW that. In fact, that is why I asked why the DMV was involved.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by JETX

Sorry, but you don't KNOW that. In fact, that is why I asked why the DMV was involved.

Yes, I would like to hear why the DMV was involved.

Usually there are (or can be) two hearings: one administrative and one criminal.