Battery, in legal terms (as opposed to electrical terms) is assault which damages someone. If a warrant has been issued for you to appear for the charge of battery, it means that you have been accused of this crime and must appear in court, to be tried.
Until you appear before the issuing judge
The initials 'FTA' stand for 'failure to appear'. So FTA Battery indicates that a person failed to appear in court on a battery charge.
FTA stands for Failure To Appear on your court date for that charge.
If you have an active warrant you may be arrested. However, you can minimize that possibility by hiring an attorney. An attorney can attempt to have the warrant recalled before you physically appear in the courtroom. If it is a domestice violence charge, you may have to personally appear regardless. Whether you are taken into custody will depend to some degree on the reason for the warrant.
The criminal charge of a 900.00 zt means that there is a fugitive arrest warrant. This is a failure to appear charge for other charges that a person may have, or an original charge that a person did not go to court for.
Return to New York to answer the charge or hire an attorney on New York to appear and advise you.
A failure to appear warrant will be issued and your license will probably be suspended.
A failure to appear stays active until you appear and resolve the underlying charge. Failing to appear is not a new charge, and therefore is not adjudicated or added to a criminal record. Instead, when you fail to appear, a bench warrant is issued, the current charge is put on hold, and in some cases, your bond is forfeited or your driver's license is suspended.
maybe is time for you to get your battery replaced
There is no statute of limitations on a failure to appear warrant in South Dakota. Once the warrant is issued, it remains in effect until you appear to handle the problem.
The court will issue a warrant for your arrest.
The criminal charge of a 900.00 zt means that there is a fugitive arrest warrant. This is a failure to appear charge for other charges that a person may have, or an original charge that a person did not go to court for.