Failure to Appear
Failure to pay or to appear in court by the date indicated on your ticket will be considered a plea of guilty and waiver of trial for petty misdemeanor offenses, and may result in one or more of the following actions being taken against you:
- Certification of charges to your driving record
- Drivers License suspension
- Issuance of a bench warrant for your arrest
- Referral of your debt to a collection agency
If referred, the collection agency will assess additional fees. The collection agency is authorized
to take the following actions to collect your debt:
- levy your bank account
- seize your property
- file a judgment or lien which will affect your credit rating
- revoke or deny personal or business license
- offset vendor payments owed to you by a state agency
- levy wages
- seize tax refunds, or
- refer your debt
It is your responsibility to notify the Court of a change of address.