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Clerk of Superior Court
Criminal Division
COURT DATES & CONTINUANCES
COURT DATES
To inquire about your court date,
click the link below and follow the instructions:
[Check Criminal Court Dates]
CONTINUANCES
To Continue or Postpone Your Court Date
The Clerk of Superior Court CANNOT continue your
case or assist you with requesting a continuance….. only a Judge can
continue your case.
You, or your attorney, must
personally appear in court on your court date and request a continuance
from the judge.
A continuance may only be
requested in open court on your court date. There is also no guarantee
that a continuance will be granted by the court.
A continuance cannot be granted by telephone,
email, internet, US Mail, or any other mail service. A continuance cannot
be requested on your behalf by a friend, spouse, family member, employer,
or any other person acting on your behalf, except by a lawyer who appears
representing you.
Missed your court date?
Missing your court date may
result in severe consequences. An
Order for Arrest may be issued and you will be arrested and may have to
post bond. Any bond already posted
for your appearance in court will be forfeited by the court.
The Clerk of
Superior Court cannot assist you with a missed court date. For assistance, you must appear in
person in the District Court Judges’ Office between the hours of 8:00 am
and 8:30 am, Monday through Thursday, except Legal
Holidays. (That office is located on the Second
Floor of the Cumberland
County Courthouse
and telephone number is listed under “Directory of Court Offices” above).
Only you, or an attorney acting on your behalf, can handle this matter.
If you missed your court date on
a traffic offense and more than twenty (20) days has passed the
Department of Motor Vehicles in the state where your drivers license was
issued will revoke your license and you privilege to drive anywhere in
the US will be suspended; an
additional ‘Failure to Appear Fee’
fee will be added to the fine and costs by the court and the Division of
Motor Vehicles will add administrative fees to have your drivers license reinstated.
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