Was supposed to show up to court today in South Jersey...?

Question

For an Underage Drinking ticket. I live in Newark and had no ride to get down there today. I tried calling the courthouse they told me it was too late to reschedule the date. Anyway I didnt show up and now im wondering what to do. Im sure they put a warrant out for my arrest but what do i do from here?

Answer 1

You can call the court and tell them that you want to turn yourself in.  They will tell you how much the warrant is and definitely be sure to have that $ with you or else you will go to jail.  It wasn't a good idea to wait to the last minute, but you can explain to them that you could not get there and you are going to face the charges now.  You might want to call a lawyer.  Maybe they can get you a grace for missing the first court date and take care of this for you.  You will have to go in front of the Judge in any case.