If you have a citation to appear with a date on it, that is your Court date. If they decide not to file charges against you, on that date you may be told that the case is discharged. Otherwise, the DA has one year to file charges. An attorney may appear on your behalf if you do not want to go to Court yourself for the arraignment. Julia Mezhinsky Jayne CAMPBELL & JAYNE LLP 350 Sansome Street, Suite 650 San Francisco, CA 94104 t: (415) 623-3600 f: (415) 623-3605 w: www.campbelljayne.com