What can I do to remove a bench warrant for failure to appear in court?
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What can I do to remove a bench warrant for failure to appear in court?
The court date was for $10 in unpaid probation fees.
Asked on May 4, 2012 under Criminal Law, Indiana
Answers:
Paul Stanko / Attorney Paul Stanko
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Any time you find out you have an outstanding bench warrant, you should contact an attorney immediately. Sometimes (depending upon the case, the county, and even the judge), the attorney MIGHT be able to get the court to reschedule your court date and recall the warrant. More often, you will need to show up in court to recall the warrant. The last thing you want to do is ignore the warrant, and almost as bad is to just "show up" in court without a lawyer to explain why the judge should not just have you taken to the jail.
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The best way to try and resolve the outstanding bench warrant for your arrest is to call the court clerk about it and schedule a date for you to appear in court and clear it. When you get the date, time and court department, make sure you appear and be prepared to pay fines.
Meaning, show up with your check book on the designated date. At the hearing the court should then recall the bench warrant against you.
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