Failure to appear.
New Orleans City Code § 154-147
in effectSec. 154-147. - Failure to appear.
Failure to appear within seven days creates the rebuttable presumption that the defendant is guilty of this article (sic) and will result in the issuance of a subsequent traffic attachment that will result in arrest if a law enforcement officer stops the person for a subsequent traffic offense. Whoever commits the crime of failure to appear shall be fined not more than $500.00, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 23129, § 2, 6-19-08)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH154TRVE_ARTIIITRCONEOR_DIV2PR_S154-147FAAPFetched: 10/28/2026
