Failure to appear

Failure to Appear: In a civil case, failing to file an Appearance form. In a criminal case, failing to come to court for a scheduled hearing.

Failure to Appear
Fugitive
A person who flees from one state to another to avoid prosecution.

the following offences: resisting an escort, breaking out of barracks, neglect of orders, a first offence of desertion or attempted desertion or aiding or conniving at desertion, or of fraudulent enlistment, absence without leave, failure to appear ...

Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest. 2) a notice to appear in court in a civil matter in which the presence of a party appears necessary, usually required by statute, ...

DEFENSE, UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES - a defense to various criminal charges such as failure to appear or surrender alleging that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the person from appearing or surrendering.

A default judgment results from the named defendant's failure to appear in court or from one party's failure to take appropriate procedural steps. It is entered upon the failure of the party to appear or to plead at an appropriate time.

Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest, but often a person may consent to the penalty in writing and forgo an appearance in court. 2) A court-issued writ that commands a person to appear in court to do something demanded in ...

Default: A failure of a party to respond in a timely manner to a pleading; a failure to appear for trial.
Defendant: In a civil case, such as an car accident lawsuit, the defendant is the person against whom a civil action is brought.

Definition
: a judgment entered by a court after an entry of default against a party for failure to appear, to file a pleading, or to take other required procedural steps
compare decree pro confesso at decree
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Subpoena: A document ordering an individual to appear in court and give testimony. Failure to appear, without good reason, may lead to the imposing of a penalty.

D- 6 - A court report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of a person's failure to appear in court, leading to suspension of the driver's license.

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D- 6 - A court report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of a person's failure to appear in court, leading to suspension of the driver's license.

recognizance - The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time. Failure to appear in court at the proper time is a separate crime.

The person who agrees to be the "surety" is financially obligated to pay the bond if the person fails to appear. The failure to appear will typically cause the judge of the court requiring attendance to issue a "bond forfeiture" order, ...

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