What is the name of your state? TEXAS
My best friend was arrested for a dwi on dec 31st, 2006. Both he and his bondsman have made phone calls to the court to find out about a court day but the court says they have no record of him whatsoever. It's been over 6 months since the arrest and since he bonded out. I understand that ONCE the court has your charge and has filed it they can give you a court date WHENEVER they want, my question is how long can they take to just even FILE the charge. They say they don't know who this person is, they find no charge for him, no paperwork for him. His bondsman says it's better for him not to call the court cause they may start looking for it if he does!!! How long does a court have to FILE on you??? Can they just keep your paperwork there for a year and then be like "oh okay, lets file it now???..." Would they not have a time-frame within which to work?
My best friend was arrested for a dwi on dec 31st, 2006. Both he and his bondsman have made phone calls to the court to find out about a court day but the court says they have no record of him whatsoever. It's been over 6 months since the arrest and since he bonded out. I understand that ONCE the court has your charge and has filed it they can give you a court date WHENEVER they want, my question is how long can they take to just even FILE the charge. They say they don't know who this person is, they find no charge for him, no paperwork for him. His bondsman says it's better for him not to call the court cause they may start looking for it if he does!!! How long does a court have to FILE on you??? Can they just keep your paperwork there for a year and then be like "oh okay, lets file it now???..." Would they not have a time-frame within which to work?