I recently was pulled over for a minor traffic violation and was just going to receive a warning... the officer then tells me tat he must take me in because of a warrant for my arrest from 2005.
He explained, during booking, that it was for a failure to appear in court... after given the information, i concluded that i had infact been to court on that date and i contacted the city hall where i live. they tell me the have no evidence of me being present that day... i now am out $200 for bond and im sure i will have to pay even more after my court date for something that i didn't even do!!!.... Is there any way i can prove that i am innocent?
I had my license suspended in 05 for a few months due to a city ordinance violation. How would i have known that my license was going to be suspended if i hadn't gone to court, and i never received a mailing about my warrant...
2007-10-18 08:23:57 · 3 answers · asked by russiansgirl5 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
First... States / Counties are not required to send you a letter saying you have a warrant. And you would know that you were suspended by mail, as all states send you a letter to your address on your license informing you of a suspension. You do not have to show up in court to find that out.
Next, you will need to hire a lawyer.
They will have to help you work this out with the courts. Somewhere there is a court docket and if you were there it will be on the docket. A lawyer will work with the courts to get this resolved.
2007-10-18 08:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There must be a record of what happened somewhere. If your license was revoked, check with the DMV or whatever agency hadles licensing in your state. If you had indeed failed to appear, there should be a record of a bench warrant issued at the time you were supposed to appear. You may have to contact several agensies before this is resolved, but if you are ecrtain, stick with it.
2007-10-18 08:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
properly for starters, you will get carry of notification of a suspended license by utilising skill of mail. in case you FTA'd then yeah, you need to nevertheless have a suspended license. An FTA does no longer mean you have been in no way tried, it skill you in no way confirmed up or perhaps cared to declare something. evidence? you have evidence you have been in courtroom, do you have a examine from once you paid the courtroom expenditures? And definite, they might've mailed you notification of a warrant. in case you probably did no longer forward your handle precise, it relatively is a reason it in no way reached you. relatively, you have already been shown to blame. in case you dont have any information of the alternative, there is not any longer something you're able to do. Sorry. i know it sucks, some thing kinda comparable befell to me (dont ever tell a cop which you screwed his daughter and she or he stained your settee with blood on promenade night, whether he's threatening you with a bogus arrest)
2016-10-07 04:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋