All misdemeanor cases require a court appearance. Information on an arrest case is not available through the Clerk's Office until the case is officially filed and docketed with the Clerk by the Solicitor General's Office. If there has been an arrest and no accusation drawn and filed with the Clerk the case will be in the Magistrate Court or the Solicitor General's Office. A misdemeanor case is first scheduled for an arraignment hearing. At the arraignment a defendant may plead guilty or not guilty.
Guilty pleas are in some instances completed at the arraignment.
The Clerk cannot issue a continuance for a Misdemeanor case. It is a defendant's responsibility to notify the court in writing of any change of address. Failure to do so could result in not receiving notification of a court date change, which could result in a bench warrant being issued for failure to appear. We do not perform record searches. The records of the Clerk of State Court are public records and are available for inspection during our normal business hours .