What happen if the defendant is late for court or misses the court date?
This should be avoided, at all costs. The court may look upon the defendants failure to appear as a willful act. If this happens, the court may issue a warrant and the defendant may be subject to arrest. Under some conditions, we may be able to contact the court and “reassume” the liability of the bond. If you know that the defendant is going to be late or delayed for court, call the court immediately. The bail agency will normally call the person’s home, work, or other references to try to find the defendant, and try to convince them to appear. (Judges tend to get more irritated, the longer a defendant stays at large.) If the bail agency’s efforts at convincing are unsuccessful, the agency may then employ apprehension specialists (bounty hunters), to arrest the defendant.
