{"id":11860,"date":"2018-12-09T16:33:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T21:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=11860"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:20:35","slug":"is-court-closed-in-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/is-court-closed-in-charlotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Court Closed in Charlotte?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11866 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Is-Court-Closed-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Is Court Closed in Charlotte?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Is-Court-Closed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Is-Court-Closed-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Is-Court-Closed-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Is-Court-Closed.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Inclement\u00a0weather in the Carolinas can make for anxious times.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than just black ice and downed trees.\u00a0 If you have court\u00a0appearance\u00a0coming up, wondering what to do can be a problem.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have criminal charges pending or a scheduled court appearance date for DWI charges in Charlotte, failure to appear as directed can result in the issuance of an Order for Arrest or &#8220;OFA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Clerk of Court may also record a\u00a0<em>Failure to Appear<\/em> (FTA) that if reported back to NC DMV can result in problems with your driver&#8217;s license in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/is-court-closed-in-charlotte\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Is Court Closed in Charlotte?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inclement\u00a0weather in the Carolinas can make for anxious times.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than just black ice and downed trees.\u00a0 If you have court\u00a0appearance\u00a0coming up, wondering what to do can be a problem.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you have criminal charges pending or a scheduled court appearance date for DWI charges in Charlotte, failure to appear as directed can result [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[110,1095,1096,1179],"class_list":["post-11860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-bill-powers-attorney","tag-is-court-closed","tag-is-court-open","tag-will-my-case-be-continued"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Court Closed in Charlotte? &#8212; Mecklenburg Inclement Weather Policy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What happens if I can&#039;t come to court? 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