Legal Documents of Sweetwater

Any person who intentionally, knowingly or willingly fails to appear in the municipal court on the date and time specified on a citation or other process issued from the municipal court is guilty of a separate municipal offense, and upon being found guilty shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Proof that the defendant failed to appear when required constitutes prima facia evidence that the failure to appear is willful. The separate municipal offense of failure to appear shall be subject to court costs. (as added by Ord. #817, Dec. 2007)