Q: I'm mexican,live in Tijuana, i crossed to Sd to visit a friend and they gave me a ticket for smoking on a bus stop.
I went to court and started a payment plan. I payed the first month and then i was unemployed so i couldnt pay the following month. I figured that this would generate interests on my payment or something. So i wanted to pay both months online today and the system wouldnt let me do that. On the screen it appeared a msg that that option was no longer available and that one of the consequences it could be me getting arrested. I'm super nervous and don't want to risk my visa, or get in that kind of trouble, because i cross regularly to visit family or friends. What can i do now? Also in the ticket that the officer gave me, he didn't registered my visa number and on the system when i tried to pay, my last name was wrong, so it was kind of hard to find my case in the first place. PLEASE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
A:
when you did not make your payments i would believe a bench warrant was issued and thus you could no longer make payments.
you need a lawyer to make a motion to add to calendar and then quash the bench warrant and ask for sentence to be reinstated.
1 user found this answer helpful
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
