QUESTION
I missed a court date, should I get a lawyer?
Asked on Sep 18th, 2019 on Traffic Violations - Tennessee
More details to this question:
I missed my court date for a speeding ticket two weeks ago. I know I have a bench warrant out now, but this is my first offense, and I'm utterly clueless. I know I need to have the court date reset, but I don't know if this is something serious enough to get a lawyer over.
1 ANSWER
I would contact the clerk of the court that you missed and explain to them what happened. It may be that the court has a procedure for setting aside the warrant and giving you a new court date. If not, depending on the county where you missed court, a lawyer can usually have the bench warrant set aside and get you a new court date.
Answered on Sep 19th, 2019 at 10:10 AM