I've been in a similar situation. I had a court date that two days before my car stopped working. I called every possible person I could to change the court date. I left multiple voicemails for my probabation officer even the public defender I got assigned. No return calls were ever made. Needless to say, they issued a bench warrant without even contacting me in any way (so I never knew I had a warrant for my arrest). One morning I was awakened by a knock on the door. Two uniformed police officers told me some story about damage being done to my car and that I needed to come have a look. Being half alseep and ignorant of the bench warrant, I saw no reason to take a look. I was about halfway to my car when they grabbed my arms and handcuffed me. Luckily it happened well before the court opened in the morning so I was processed and sent to court within a few hours. I explained the story to the judge and requested a new attorney. Maybe I just got a sympathetic judge, but he understood and let me off without any other trouble than paying the bench warrant fee. The best way to avoid any jail time is to talk to your lawyer. You will have to show up in court at some point (that's the whole point of being issued a bench warrant) so the best bet is to have your lawyer talk to the court and arrange a day for you to appear, then notify the local police of your situation and that he will be guruanteeing your appearance in court. DON'T JUST IGNORE IT!!!
RevDutch Reviewed by RevDutch on . Bench Warrant Id greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me how to deal with a bench warrant without arrest(cant lose my job) If i go in to serve the warrant do i get arrested?? Do i HAVE to post bail?? Can i get a bail bond for bench warrant bail??? It says if i dont take care of it immediately they will come arrest me at my home or work, this usually happen? Rating: 5