Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Georgia
i have a dismissal for want of prosecution order from gwinnett county court. what does it means? do I have to show up to court? do i pay any penalty? (It is regarding my car that i have not making payment for 6 months. Finally the cop stop me and give a ticket for not having insurance and tag.)
2 Answers from Attorneys
It's not clear from your question, but it seems like you had a criminal charge pending for failure to have insurance, and the case was dismissed because the State did not press the charges in a timely manner. If that's what happened, then the case is over and you are not liable for penalty. But hard to tell from your question if that's it.
Your question is worded in too confusing a way for us to know. A dismissal usually ends a case, but your question is too unclear to answer for sure. So the safe answer is have a lawyer look at your paperwork.