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Court-Issued Warrants
A warrant will be issued when:
- You fail to make a plea on your citation(s) by the due date on your citation
- You fail to comply with an order of a judge
- You do not complete a payment plan or fail to make payments as promised
Resolving Warrants
Your warrant will be cleared if you:
- Plead "no contest" or "guilty" to the charge(s) and pay all fines
- Pay the full amount of fines due and request deferred disposition
- Post a bond in the total amount due and obtain a court date
Warrant Payment
With a valid credit card you can pay your Cedar Hill warrant(s) online.
Alias Warrant:
*Notice: Each violation has a $50.00 fee added if it goes into warrant status.
An Alias warrant is when the defendant fails to make an appearance. Either by not taking care of the original class C citation or by not appearing at Court as promised.
Options for resolving an Alias Warrant:
- PAY IN FULL – if the defendant IS NOT currently in jail – the defendant can pay their citation in full using any of these available payment options.
- PAY IN FULL AT JAIL – if the defendant IS IN JAIL – you will need to go to the jail where they are being held and pay in full or post a bond to get the defendant released.
- REQUEST A PAYMENT PLAN – to do this, the defendant will need to come to the court offices in-person and be prepared to make a down payment to start the payment plan.
- REQUEST A COURT DATE – to do this, the defendant or their attorney will need to post a bond and then a court date will be assigned to you.
- REQUEST DEFERRED DISPOSITION – to do this, the defendant or their attorney will need to post a bond so that a court date can be secured because the Judge would have to approve granting you the deferred disposition.
- HIRE AN ATTORNEY – If you have hired an attorney to represent your case(s), the Court will communicate all matters through the attorney. Contact the attorney’s office for advisement or status of your citation(s).
- POST A BOND – Posting a bond will remove the warrant and you will be placed on an upcoming court setting.
Capias Pro-Fine Warrant:
*Notice: Each violation has a $50.00 fee added if it goes into warrant status.
A capias pro-fine warrant is when the defendant has a guilty judgment and fails to comply with the Court’s orders.
Options for resolving a Capias Pro-Fine Warrant:
- PAY IN FULL – if the defendant IS NOT currently in jail – the defendant can pay their citation in full using any of these available payment options.
- PAY IN FULL AT JAIL – if the defendant IS IN JAIL – you will need to go to the jail where they are being held and pay in full or post a bond to get the defendant released.
- REQUEST A PAYMENT PLAN – to do this, the defendant will need to come to the court offices in-person and be prepared to make a down payment to start the payment plan.
Cash Bond - Not in Jail:
The defendant must appear in-person at the Court. The amount of the citation is also the amount of the cash bond. Check, credit card, and money orders are not allowed. You will receive a receipt and a copy of the bond, with the court date.
Cash Bond - In Jail:
Cash bond(s) can be processed at the Jail where the defendant is being held. The amount of the citation is also the amount of the cash bond. You should receive a receipt and a copy of the bond.
Surety Bond
Surety bonds accepted from approved bail bond agencies or attorneys. Surety bond(s) can be processed at the Cedar Hill Municipal Court office or at the jail where the defendant is being held.
Bonds must include:
- Bond (for each case);
- Must be signed by the defendant;
- Must be notarized;
- Name, address and phone number of the person you are representing
Attorney's & Bond Companies
The court hearing date will be assigned once the surety appearance bonds are filed with the Cedar Hill Municipal Court. It is the bondsman or attorney's responsibility to make sure their principal is aware of the assigned court date. If a court date is reset or a new hearing date is scheduled the surety and principal, at their last known address, will be notified by mail of the new court date. The surety will be responsible for the principal's appearance at all court appearances until a plea of guilty or no contest has been entered or the case is dismissed.
For attorneys acting as sureties, the attorney representation letters will be reviewed once they are received at the Cedar Hill Municipal Court. Upon receipt of the attorney representation letter, the case will be placed on the next attorney plea docket and a notice will be mailed to the attorney an principal, at their last known address, of the plea docket date. This will not count against the case as a reset. It is the attorney's responsibility to make sure the principal is aware of their assigned court date and makes an appearance at all court proceedings.