Failure to Appear

If you’ve failed to appear, Fight My Ticket can defend you and get you back on track, before penalties mount.

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Failure to Appear defenses

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From time to time, people fail to appear for their court hearings, whether because they didn’t know about it, they had a conflicting obligation, or they didn’t know how to mount a defense. Fight My Ticket will defend you and get you back on track, before penalties mount.

For more information on what to expect when you’ve failed to appear, and what the possible penalties and defenses are, check out our guides below:

How to Resolve a Failure to Appear Warrant

If you ignore a traffic ticket in California, it may go into Failure to Appear (FTA) status or worse, the court could issue a bench warrant which could lead to your arrest.