How Do I Deal With A Misdemeaner Bench Warrant In California From Oklahoma

U.S. State Law: If you have a misdemeanor warrant in Nevada and are arrested in California, will you be held so Nevada can come get you?

Most people believe that someone can be extradited only on a felony-level charge. This is not true. The only practical barrier to extradition is whether the jurisdiction holding the warrant wants to pay the expenses to bring you back. In the 1990s, the Sparks Municipal Court would send their marshals (court officers) to neighboring states to bring people back on warrants for DUI and domestic violence. The marshal would drive a marked vehicle to wherever in California, Utah, Arizona, Idaho or Oregon the wanted person was being held for pickup, stuff the fugitive into the prisoner cage, and drive them back. That had to be one long ride--especially since the prisoner would be in shackles the whole way. This is the exception. Most jurisdictions won't go ten feet outside of their borders to retrieve you. When I was a cop on Reno in the 1980s and 1990s, the city wouldn't send us into neighboring Sparks to retrieve someone wanted on a misdemeanor Reno warrant. The city has its own court marshals now, so I expect they will go to a little more trouble than they used to. If you ever get a ticket from the Nevada Highway Patrol, make sure you pay it if you plan on staying in or returning to Nevada. The NHP will transport anyone from any point in Nevada to any other point in Nevada to answer to a warrant generated from an unpaid NHP ticket. I know of a young man who received a $5 "fuel wasting" ticket (given when Nevada had a statewide 55 MPH speed limit if you were clocked between 56-70 MPH) in Nye County, NV. Nye County is full of desert, sagebrush, and a lot of government land, including much of the Nevada Test Site. Instead of paying the $5, he blew it off. The young man came through our court on an unrelated matter, and I held him for the NHP. When the trooper showed up, he told me he was going to drive him out to Fernley (about 30 miles east of Reno), where another trooper would meet him and take the kid to Fallon, then another would take him to Hawthorne, and so on until he got to Tonopah, the county seat. There, the prisoner would be booked into jail to await his court hearing. When the charge was disposed of, he had to find his own way back.

Will a misdemeanor warrant in one state apply on another state?

Extradition costs are borne by the state demanding the apprehension of an individual. The interstate compact on extradition in the USA refers only to felony offenses. No worries on those misdemeanor warrants.But if you have an intra state misdemeanor warrant you could be in for a rude surprise. You can be arrested in a different t county of the state and held in custody and transported back to the county that issued the warrant! Think warrant out of Orange county (southern California) and you get picked up in Humboldt county (next to Oregon border). If you don’t make bail you’ll sit in custody for about a week before arriving in southern California to appear on that traffic ticket!

If someone has a bench warrant in one state, could that person be arrested in another state for that same bench warrant?

I have read almost all of these answers. I am originally from Indiana, and the state places a rider on all their misdemeanor warrants that it is enforcable only within state boundaries. Now, I seen almost all of the answers her are from people with law enforcment back grounds. Not to upset anyone but police officers do not spend the time and money attorneys do on an education. When there is a rider on the warrent it is placing a legal jurisdiction or enforcement on that warrent. And that warrent is then only a legal document in the boundaries of jurisdiction of that document. Outside of that it is worthless, nothing more than toilet paper. So it is my understanding that it you are out of jurisdiction of the warrent as stated on the warrent (which at the time the officer runs a check it is stated there it) and arrest you only on the basis of that warrant then they have commited a legal kidnapping and have falsely arrested you due to the fact the officer already knows the jurisdiction of the warrent and what the intent of the issueing court is on the extradition. So yes you should take care of the warrent as soon as you can, but understand that if you are checked and you are in fact outside the limits of the warrent. It is no longer a legal document and can not be enforced at any cost just like a city police officer had NO jurisdiction in another city that is not within his state. In fact if that police office from NV came to my state of Florida and tried to use his badge in a official capacity he would be arrested for impersonating an office. If the law is like that for the jurisdiction of a person what do you think they would be for a pirce of paper. And remember to alway demand (not ask) to see the warrent and to read it completely before you sign it. Some jails have been known to pass off the warrent as extradition papers just to get you to sign the warrant. Sorry to any law enforcement officer i may have upset.

Do bench warrants expire?

Do a warrants check at checkingrecords.com Have a look at what companies, folks you know, and pretty much any person can easily research concerning you. Research reports consist of general public, court docket, criminal arrest, offender, critical, and various other reports.Do bench warrants expire? Deal with the warrant as soon as possible. Regardless of the charge, the best thing you can do for yourself is to respond quickly. Being proactive about your warrant helps you avoid being arrested publicly and at inopportune times. Moreover, it limits any accruing fees.Contact an attorney. In the event that a warrant has been issued for a major offense, you will most likely want to contact a criminal defense lawyer. An attorney can help you understand your warrant and will make suggestions as to possible next steps. In addition, an attorney can accompany you to the local court to inquire about your warrant. Bring the warrant number and all relevant information you have so far.Find an attorney that specializes in your type of case (you should know the case type from the warrant informationAvoid picking the first name you see in the phonebook or any other advertisement. Instead, get a referral from someone who's been in a similar situation, or someone knows a good attorney.You can also find attorneys by looking at your state bar association website. (A directory of state bar associations can be found atMeet with the attorney first to make sure that they're someone you're comfortable with and can trust.If you're unable to pay for a lawyer, contact the public defender's office of the county where your warrant was issued. Ask to speak with the duty attorney and explain you'd like to clear your warrant.

What happens when you get a bench warrant?

used from: What to Do When Facing a Bench WarrantA bench warrant is an arrest warrant that is ordered by a judge against the defendant in a criminal case or a similar proceeding such as for a traffic ticket. A bench warrant is typically issued in the case of a failure to appear for trial, sometimes abbreviated “FTA.” The “bench” is the traditional term for the judge's seat.In serious criminal cases, a failure to appear will most likely lead to a “regular” arrest warrant, which would spur immediate attempts to find and jail the defendant. A bench warrant, on the other hand, usually does not mean the police will be at your door the next morning. But, your name will go into a statewide computer system that serves the entire law enforcement community. Once your name is in the database, if you have to deal with the police for any reason – even resulting from an incident that was not your fault, such as someone hitting your car from behind – you will be taken into custody for the outstanding bench warrant.Once you are taken into custody, you will have to post bail before you can be released. Typically, bail on a bench warrant for failure to appear will be enough to cover the fines and court costs for both the original offense and the FTA. Then, you'll get a new court date.If you know that there is a bench warrant out for your arrest, you can usually call either the clerk of the court or the local police department and arrange to come in and pay the bail so that the warrant will be recalled. You should find out, when you call, what kinds of payments they will accept, since a paper check is almost always not good enough, and not all localities are able to take credit cards.If you had posted bail before the missed court date, that money has almost certainly been forfeited at this point. If you had a very good reason why you weren't at the court on time and didn't call, you might be able to persuade the judge into letting you get that bail back, or at least having it credited against your fines and costs. Naturally, having an experienced criminal lawyer arguing on your behalf during this process will show the judge not only that you take the charges against you seriously, but also that you are genuinely contrite about your failure to appear.

Will they pick you up for out of state child support bench warrant?

[Disclaimer: please see the comments already submitted for a more legal answer to your question. My answer is strictly one of personal knowledge and experience where I know people/have known people with such warrants issued against them. Nothing herein is in any way meant, or to be construed as, legal advice.]With that in mind; the practical answer here is - NO. In general one state is not authorized to “pick you up” for a bench warrant (child support is technically enforced, in most jurisdictions, as a contempt of court warrant) issued in another state. In fact, most jurisdictions/counties, will not “pick you up” for a coc warrant issued in a different county, even in the same state.HOWEVER, although one jurisdiction will likely not go looking for you to satisfy the warrant-issuing county’s desire to incarcerate you; IF you are stopped, the officer runs your ID, and that warrant appears; many counties/states WILL hold you until it is determined whether the issuing jurisdiction will come to extradite you. IF this happens the arresting county/state will usually hold you on as fugitive from justice.So, although they won’t usually go looking for you; you’ll be constantly trying to go the rest of your life without ever encountering a police officer; NOT an easy task; especially when the issuing jurisdiction WILL revoke your drivers license (making it impossible for you to get a license ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD); and will garnish your wages (forcing you to seek employment under the table as those garnishments are nationwide).My personal, non-legal advice; do yourself a favor and just deal with this now. You are ruining your life trying to avoid paying child support and/or pulling a couple months just because you got behind. Your kids NEED you in their lives. IF you run from this piddly situation with the courts you will NOT be there for them, EVER. It’s simply not worth it to run, on any level.

How long can you sit in jail on a bench warrant before a judge sees you?

In the United States if you are arrested on a bench warrant, starting at the time you are booked into jail the jailers have 72 hours to present you before a judge. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the judge that signed the warrant, but a judge with jurisdiction none the less. That 72 hours rule applies for any arrest as a matter of fact.If after 72 hours you have not been presented before a judge then you will have to be released.True story, I was held for 74 hours once. I was arrested and sent before a judge, the judge released me but for some reason I was escorted back to jail on a “detainer” which is another warrant in the system. So i get back to the jail and that 72 hour clock started ticking again, starting from 0:00. So after 72 hours I raised hell, I requested a sergeant multiple times and plead my case that I have been in 72 hours on a “detainer” and haven’t seen a judge. One time the one guy looked at the other guy and laughed, made me feel like shit. Now it’s been 74 hours (2 hours past my constitutional limit) when suddenly the door to my cell is popped open, I am told to get my shit and get out, so I got out, went straight down to booking and was shown the door immediately. The funny thing about that is normally when someone is released from THAT jail they have to go to booking and it takes a couple hours, you sit in a cell, go to the desk answer questions, go back to the cell…. that wasn’t the case this time, they literally handed me my property and pointed at the exit door and said “leave”. They knew they fucked up, after some research I came to find out that the “detainer” that had me behind bars for 74 hours was nothing more than the original warrant that the judge had already released me on, it just happened to pop back up in the system I guess. IDK, I think I could have pursued it and maybe sued, it costed me an entire weekend from work.

I have a warrant for my arrest in Texas. I don't plan on ever going back to Texas. Can they still get me in California?

Texas would have to want you for something way more serious than an unpaid traffic fine to extradite you from California. Extraditions are expensive. It's salary, plane fare, ground transportation, hotel, and meals for two cops both ways and one prisoner for the trip back. There is no sense to doing that to get a fine of a few hundred bucks, at most. This doesn't mean that you are free and clear so long as you stay out of Texas. If you try and obtain a drivers license in California or most other states, they will probably check for suspensions in other states, and a traffic warrant usually also suspends your license. A background check for a new job could reveal the warrant. Some local courts report unpaid fines to credit agencies, damaging your credit report. There are all sorts of loose ends associated with arrest warrants, and one of them is likely to trip you up. Arrest warrants are valid until served or recalled. Some courts put an expiration date on warrants, but just as many do not. I once served an arrest warrant that had been sitting in file over ten years. It stemmed from a citation issued by an animal control officer for allowing a dog to run free, without a leash. Arrest warrants are court orders to any peace officer with jurisdiction and capability to serve the warrant. If the officer was to refuse to serve the warrant, he could be held in contempt of court. While it may be personally satisfying to flip the figurative bird at the Texas court that imposed the fine or the police agency that gave you the ticket, the arm of the law is long, and has a way of reaching out and touching you sooner or later.