{"id":30397,"date":"2021-03-03T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/?p=30397"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:59:59","slug":"missed-a-court-date-heres-how-to-handle-a-wisconsin-bench-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/warrants\/missed-a-court-date-heres-how-to-handle-a-wisconsin-bench-warrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Missed a Court Date? Here’s How to Handle a Wisconsin Bench Warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Missed a Court Date? Here's How to Handle a Wisconsin Bench Warrant<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Take control of your situation and avoid arrest with these simple steps.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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Missed A Court Appearance in Wisconsin? You\u2019re Not Alone.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you fail to show up for your scheduled court date, the court will likely issue a \u201cbench warrant\u201d for your arrest. This often happens due to simple mistakes\u2014maybe you forgot the date or were unable to attend for some reason.\u00a0 The good news is that in most cases, fixing this issue is easier than you might think.<\/strong><\/p>

If you\u2019ve missed a court date and now have a bench warrant, here\u2019s what you can do:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Check for the warrant<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Visit the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Program (CCAP) to confirm if a warrant has been issued.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    • Contact an attorney<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Reach out to a criminal defense lawyer (like us) to handle the warrant on your behalf. We can help get the warrant removed, avoiding a formal arrest and possibly securing a signature bond for you.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      • Stay calm<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 This situation is common and fixable with the right legal help. Acting quickly is key to resolving it smoothly.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Don\u2019t keep looking over your shoulder. Get the help you need to remove the warrant and get your life back on track.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        At The Law Offices of Sydne French, we can help you avoid a formal arrest, arrange to have the warrant removed, and argue for a reasonable bond. In some situations, you may even qualify for a signature bond, meaning you won\u2019t have to pay money upfront unless you violate the conditions of your bond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        If you\u2019d like, you can hire us just to resolve the warrant. However, if you need further representation, we\u2019re here to guide you through the rest of your case, ensuring the process is as stress-free as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Missed a court appearance in Wisconsin? You\u2019re not alone. If you fail to show up for your scheduled court date, the court will likely issue a \u201cbench warrant\u201d for your arrest. This often happens due to simple mistakes\u2014maybe you forgot the date or were unable to attend for some reason. The good news is that in most cases, fixing this issue is easier than you might think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-fullwidth.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[160,159],"class_list":{"0":"post-30397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-warrants","8":"tag-bench-warrant","9":"tag-warrants"},"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30397"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30750,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30397\/revisions\/30750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfrench-law.com\/MilwaukeeCriminalDefenseAttorney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}