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Bench Warrant - Forget Your Court Date; Go to Jail

By Steven Rodriguez

Fail to appear for your court date or pay a fine and you could find yourself tracked down, handcuffed and carted off to jail. It could jeopardize your job if it happens in front of your boss and co-workers. It could embarrass you if it happens in front of your neighbors. It could traumatize your children if it happens in front of your family. As they say, the law waits for no man. If you don’t show up in court when you’re supposed to, the judge will issue a bench warrant. The most commonly issued type of warrant in California, a bench warrant is an order for a person’s immediate arrest. Most often issued for failure to appear in court on the scheduled date, a bench warrant all but guarantees you an embarrassing ride in an LAPD cruiser and a night in jail where you’ll have to wait until a judge can hear your case...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on August 21, 2009 (boomark / email).