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Q: What is an FTA?

A: FTA is short for Failure to Appear.  If a defendant receives notice of a court date and chooses not to attend the court date they will be classified in the criminal system as failing to appear.  Pinellas and Pasco county regularly charge defendants with n additional third degree felony charge when they are provided proper notice of a court date and fail to appear on the date and time of the court appearance. 

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