If you fail to pay a traffic ticket/citation or to appear in court on the hearing date (or have your attorney appear on your behalf) the court may issue a warrant for your arrest—and may add the additional charge of failure to appear, which will include additional fines and other potential consequences.
In Mississippi, if you fail to pay a traffic ticket or citation, or if you do not appear in court on the scheduled hearing date, the court has the authority to issue an arrest warrant for your failure to appear. This is in addition to the original traffic violation. If an arrest warrant is issued, you may face additional charges for the failure to appear, which can result in extra fines and other potential consequences such as increased insurance rates, a suspended driver's license, and even potential jail time depending on the severity of the original traffic offense and the failure to appear charge. It is important to either pay the fine, contest the ticket in court on the scheduled date, or have an attorney appear on your behalf to avoid these additional legal issues.