Bits of information from the internet
4-21-08
drh0510
In
SOME jurisdictions.
Failure to appear is a misdemeanor offense
A bench warrant (MAY )be issued
A court order (MAY) suspend a driver's licence
In
MANY jurisdictions,
in order to clear a failure to appear
a driver must pay the original amount for the citation
AND the penalty fees for the failure to appear. ****Notice the words SOME and MANY
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SOURCE:Failure to appear (FTA) - Criminal Law Lawyer Source
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A failure to appear CAN include arrest and incarceration. Twenty days after your failure to appear, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
the driver WILL have his licence suspended and will have to pay you additional fines and penalties before his license is restored or renewed._________________________________________________________
( Source
North Carolina Magistrates Association (
2005)
Note: CAN doesn't mean will do so.
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Failure to Appear and/or to Pay a Fine
A driver's licence will be revoked when the DMV is notified that the driver has failed to appear in court or to pay fines for the citation
Driving privileges remain revoked until the DMV receives notice that
the matter is taken care of.
(Source
riving demerit points - XCOPPER: Traffic and speeding ticket ...)
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My Observation for a day at Failure to Appear cases.
A $250.00 fine was the
only penalty for Failure to Appear added to the fines and assessments of the original violation.
I have never heard of anyone taking care of past traffic violations ending up with more than a $250.00 fine.
From the websites I've checked drivers who are originally charged with infractions are fined not jailed.
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Some lawyers will give a one time consultation to explain the options available to a driver for a small fee,$50.00? or sometimes for no fee.
A local lawyer should be able to point you in the right direction for resolving this matter. In the yellow pages of a phone book the adds should indicate which lawyers do so.
Keep us posted
Best Regards,
Hey There