NON-COMPLIANCE AND INDIGENCY HEARINGS If you fail to pay a forfeiture ordered by the Court or fail to comply with any other part of the Court Order, a non-compliance hearing will be scheduled. Generally, such hearings are held on the third Thursday of each month, commencing at 5:00 p.m. At the non-compliance hearing, you will be expected to explain to the Judge why you have not complied with the Court Order. The Judge may modify the Order, permit an installment payment plan for the balance owed, or indicate that a commitment to jail or a driver's license suspension will occur. If you fail to appear for the hearing, the Court will execute a commitment to jail or impose a driver's license suspension. A commitment to jail means you will be ordered to spend one day in jail for each $40.00 that remains unpaid on the forfeiture ordered by the Court. A driver's license will be suspended for a period of two years. If you are indigent, you should be prepared to explain the facts of your situation to the Judge at an indigency hearing. The Judge will make a finding as to whether you should be considered indigent by the Court.
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