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    Default Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Over the summer I was stopped by two undercover arms control officers, it was my friend's car and we had less then 25g of marijuana in a 5 dollar bill, we were honest with the cops, had no weapons in the car, and the marijuana in the bill was the only illegal substance in the car. The officer pulled me out of the car and searched me, he took my Permit, I am 17, and handed me a summons, the address on my card is my grandmother's house upstate NY, she passes away two weeks after this all happened. They left the Marijuana in the bill, and let us go. The court date was Sep. 19th and I forgot to go, I am in college in Rochester, it would of been hard to go back to the city for the date. I was wondering if the next time I go down to the city I could go to court and pay the fine without being arrested on the spot. It is my first offense, and it is only a violation. Paying the fine is no problem for me. Can someone just tell me whether or not I am going to get arrested if I show up to court late to plead guilty and pay the $35 fine?

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Contact the court and ask their procedure for surrendering on the presumed bench warrant, and how much extra you should bring within you for the extra fees you will be assessed at that time. If you're lucky, somebody there will be able to tell you.

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    What if the charge was dismissed, the court is in Manhattan and they deal with thousands of these summons, I have friends that say they went to court and the charge was dismissed and it was a waste of time, is it possible that the charge was dismissed and I have no warrant?

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Find out if there is a warrant or not. If there is a warrant, the charge has not been dismissed.

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Normal behavior for your first failure to appear is a BCL in my state (I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOURS) BCL BEING BAIL COMMISSIONERS LETTER. You didnt receive any letters?

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    I don't know if I got a letter, the address on my permit is my grandmother's address and she passed away. Speaking of permits, can I get my drivers license? Or will the warrant show up at the DMV? This is really confusing for me, and my parents don't know about any of this, and I don't think they need to, I just want this to go away, I'll pay if needed.

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Speaking of permits, can I get my drivers license? Or will the warrant show up at the DMV?
    I would guess that your warrant would show up with this database prison we live in today.

    The title of your post is funny, unlawful possession implies that there is a lawful one.

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    Default Re: Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana in NYC

    Quote Quoting Madmanmike1972
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    I would guess that your warrant would show up with this database prison we live in today.

    The title of your post is funny, unlawful possession implies that there is a lawful one.
    That is what was on the ticket, I guess it is kind of funny, maybe NYC is trying to make it legal and hasn't made it public.

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