Traffic Tickets — Failure to Appear, Warrants & Bonds


If you are issued a traffic ticket, the citation will contain a date by which the court must be contacted. This is known as an appearance date. In some courts you may appear by phone, and in other courts, you must appear in person or by an attorney. You need to be sure which is required of you. If the court is not contacted on or before the appearance date, a new violation can, and likely will be filed for Failure to Appear, and a warrant for your arrest can, and likely will be issued. If your ticket is resolved and you have not followed through with the fulfillment of agreed or court-ordered requirements (such as, Driver Safety Course, community service, or payment of fines or court costs), an additional charge of Failure to Appear can be filed and a warrant can be issued for your arrest. This will result in additional fines and court costs, as well as the possibility of being taken to jail if the warrant is personally served against you, or if you are stopped by the police for another violation. Failure to Appear is considered a serious violation by the courts, and the fine and court cost for this violation is usually about $500. Additionally, the court will report the non-appearance to the Texas Department of Public Safety and a hold, revocation or invalidation will be placed on the renewal of your driver’s license until your matter is resolved. This is called the Omni system.

 

Unresolved traffic tickets and Failure to Appear may be listed at http://www.texasfailuretoappear.com. The current status of your driver’s license can be seen as https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/dleligibility.

 

If a warrant for your arrest has been issued, it will be necessary to post an Appearance Bond to lift the warrant. Scott Markowitz can post a bond in your behalf to lift the warrant.

If you received a ticket from a State Highway Patrol trooper, but have forgotten to resolve it, and do not still have a copy, you can find the details at https://www.txdps.state.tx.us/highwaypatrol/citations.

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