If you do not attend a court date on a criminal case, the judge will find you in default, put the case on hold, and issue a warrant for your arrest. The warrant will remain in the system until you go to the court where the warrant was issued and appear before the judge. When the warrant is removed, the prosecutor may ask that you be held on bail until the case is resolved. Because of the consequences of having a default warrant, and the liability you face when it is removed, it is important to have a thorough and dedicated lawyer like Attorney Robert S.C. Meltzer on your side to get the warrant removed quickly and with as little inconvenience to you as possible.

Whether a default warrant is for a serious case or a minor traffic offense, or is from a recent default or extremely old, having an active default warrant means that any police officer in Massachusetts can arrest you on sight even if you have done nothing else wrong. What’s more, you may be held in custody until you can be transported to the court where the warrant was issued. Even if you are in another state, police officers outside of Massachusetts may detain you on the warrant until they can figure out if Massachusetts authorities will extradite you or not. Besides the significant and detrimental effects that being arrested and detained on a warrant may have, a person with an active Massachusetts warrant may be prevented from getting a driver’s license, obtaining a passport, or receiving certain benefits.

Attorney Meltzer can assist with the removal of a default warrant in any state court in Massachusetts. In some situations, his advocacy may result in the warrant being removed and the case resolved without the client ever having to come to court.

If you have an active default warrant and need help getting it removed, call the Law Office of Robert S.C. Meltzer today for a free consultation.