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Court date i can’t make
I will not be in state for my scheduled
court date for a ticket…can I
reschedule the date? Can I go to the
court tomorrow to try and get seen?
What do I do?
Asked on April 18, 2016 under General Practice, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The court has discretion to adjourn or reschedule the date--they do not have to, but typically will. They will not let you simply come in early, however; rather, you need to make an application to the court, in writing, ideally supported by evidence (e.g. travel invoices or itiniaries) to adjourn, or delay/push-back, the trial. Call the court clerk's office; find out what they'd like to see, to whom to send it, and a tentative date it could be rescheduled for (put that date into the written request), then send the written request to them, sent some way you can prove delivery (such as certified mail).
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