How to get rid of a court order
An arrest warrant is a written order from a judge directing law enforcement to arrest someone and bring them to court. Warrants typically arise when someone is charged with a crime and then fails to appear in court when instructed to do so. If a warrant has been issued for your arrest, it’s not the end of the world, but you’ll want to take care of the warrant as soon as possible. The process of getting rid of the arrest warrant is called “Vacating the arrest warrant.”
There are several ways to get rid of a bench warrant: contact the court, ask your attorney to file a Motion to Vacate, or sit back and do nothing. Regardless of the decision you make, you will eventually have to go to a judge and ask them to drop the order.
Contact the court
Each Court will have an established procedure for the treatment of Bank Warrants. You can contact the Court, either by phone or in person, and ask them what you should do. Most courts will allow you to call the Clerk’s Office and ask about the procedure in your case. Before the clerk’s office sets a hearing for you, you must come and appear in person. Depending on the circumstances, you may be required to pay a fee or post a bond before the hearing is scheduled.
Remember that having a court set a hearing to determine whether to vacate a Warrant is NOT the same as vacating it. The order will remain active until a judge signs another order setting it aside.
motion to vacate
The easiest way to get rid of a Warrant is to have your attorney do it for you. He or she can contact the Court and request a hearing before a judge. This is usually accomplished by filing a Motion to Vacate an Arrest Warrant. Although some courts will require a personal appearance from the defendant before allowing a hearing to be scheduled, most will not.
sit back and do nothing
Believe it or not, this is the most common way to deal with an arrest warrant. The downside to this method, of course, is that you have no control over when you get picked up. The only thing you can be sure of is that it will happen at the most inconvenient time. For example, if you are pulled over for a minor driving violation and you have children in the car; Who will take care of the children while he is on his way to jail?
What happens if the order is not cancelled?
If the arrest warrant is not vacated, you will be detained and will remain there until the case is over or until a judge issues another release order.