Never received reset form, now I have a warrant for “Bail jumping and failure”
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Never received reset form, now I have a warrant for “Bail jumping and failure”
I got a speeding ticket a while ago, but was in school at the time so I request a reset of the court date. I called to make sure they got my request and they said they’d be mailing me a form to reset the date. I never received that letter and now I have a warrant which I’m going to be required to pay before I can get a court date to argue about this.I just need advice on what to do because I have no idea.
Asked on June 15, 2009 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
You're going to have to post bail to have the warrant removed; you should call the nearest police station to find out how to best go about doing that. You should also call the court where the ticket is, and make sure that they have your address correctly, to the letter.
Then, you'll need to appear at the court date that gets set, and you'll want to bring along your original request for the reset court date. If the court believes what you've said in your question, the only thing you should be found guilty of is the original speeding charge, since you didn't knowingly jump bail or fail to appear.
Your best bet is to hire an attorney, to deal with all of this. One place to find a qualified lawyer in your area is our website, http://attorneypages.com
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