Q: I got multiple parking tickets with my New York license plate back in 2012. Also got a speeding ticket around 2013.
At the time I used to live in New York and due to some hardship I couldn't pay. And as for the speeding ticket I didn't go on the date I was suppose to go in for a court date. I know I probably have a bench warrant and It's now 2016 and I want to settle all this because I reside in New Jersey and want to make things right. How can I go about this? I don't want to get arrested.
A: Best thing is to hire a lawyer to the traffic tickets and the parking tickets you can probably pay on your own, but ask the lawyer this also when you see him.
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borrow money from friends and family. pay fines to remove fta or bench warrant.
Failure to appear for criminal hearings and trials will usually result in a bench warrant
After indictment, prior to leaving a court notice is prepared setting forth the next date, the court room, the judge and time to appear. The notice is signed by defendant. The notice states
A FAILURE TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED HEREIN WILL RESULT IN
THE ISSUANCE OF A BENCH WARRANT AND THE FORFEITURE OF BAIL.
If the defendant was served with the trial notice, the judge may direct that the trial start , relying on R. 3:16(b), which states that a defendants unjustified absence may be found to be a waiver of the right to be present at trial only if defendant received actual notice in court of the trial date or if the trial commenced in defendants presence. See State v. Whaley, ____ N.J. ____, 2001 WL 641090 (2001
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