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Failed to show up for court

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Country: United States of America
State: Ohio

I was pulled over for running a stop light, at the time, I didn't show proof of insurance because I didn't have any. I didn't know that your license was automatically suspended. I was pulled over approximately 5 months later for driving under a suspended license when a cop ran my plates. I forgot about my court date and then failed to show up to court.

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Make sure you get counsel (or at least the public defender) to help resolve this and to try to keep this off your record eventually--jail time is probably not likely if your record is very clear now. But having that arrest and/or a conviction on your record will make job-hunting etc. more difficult. Often this could be negotiated down to some kind of court supervision etc.


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