How long after an court date is missed before you have an warrant?

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How long after an court date is missed before you have an warrant?

Court date was aug 21 now its aug 24

Asked on August 24, 2018 under Criminal Law, North Carolina

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S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

The judge will usually issue a bench warrant for your arrest for failure to appear, at the date and time of the hearing.
To resolve the matter, you will probably have to pay a large fine for your failure to appear.


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