For your initial appearance, you may appear any day court is in session before your initial appearance, providing the Court has the case from the Police Department. For pre-trials, you may request a new date by submitting a written request,(Plea Request Form), received by the court prior to your scheduled court date, and you must provide a reason as to why you cannot attend. If you do not receive a new date from the court, you must appear at the date and time as scheduled. Please note that conflicts with work, school, vacations and child care are generally not reasons to reschedule.