How can you find out if there's a warrant out for your arrest? I got issued a citation, and was told that if I didn't pay it, they would then issue a warrant. Would this warrant only be active the County, or in the whole state/country?
You should be able to contact the suspected jurisdiction, contact their court clerk. Give them your name, DOB and current address at which time they will check the NCIC database and let you know.Do you believe you might?Be careful, if you do and it’s a biggy, don’t be surprised if they come looking for you.So, if you do have one, the best course of action is usually to go to the courthouse, turn yourself in at which time they will arrest you, arraign you, and either give you a bail amount or release you on your own recognizance. However, if you have a record of FTA (Failure To Appear) to court dates, you may be held for bail or your next court date which could be weeks to months down the road.Or if you have the means, contact either a private attorney who will charge you anywhere from $150.00 an hour all the up to $1500.00 an hour. Or you can contact the Public Defenders office, make an appointment to be interviewed and see if you qualify for a court appointed attorney. Remember, a Public Defender is an attorney hired by the county or the state that is grossly overworked and fresh out of law school. Their only function is to appease the courts by making sure you are represented by a licensed attorney. Unfortunately there is nothing in the law that says he must be competent or have enough time to properly defend you in an effort to keep you from doing much time. They jokingly nick name these attorneys as Public Pretenders as like I said, they are overworked and under experienced. Generally their function is to plea-bargain your case, and to keep you from asking for a very expensive full blown trial and saving the state tons and tons of money, all the while getting you to plead guilty for a shorter sentence. This form of justice serves many purposes. First and foremost, like I said, the state saves money, the Public Defenders, who are employed by the state get real time/real life experience and the horribly overcrowded justice systems wheels keep on slipping, slipping, slipping- into the future!Anyway, that would be the way!
How do you find out if you have a court summons filed against you?
Technically, once a case has been filed against you, the court will issue notice directing you to appear before it on a specified date. In case the address that is provided by the Plaintiff (i.e., person filing the case against you) is incorrect and the notice doesn’t reach you, the Plaintiff has the option of other modes of service of notice/summons to have it held sufficient that the notice has been served on you, although you do not receive it personally, which includes paper publication and affixture.And if you would just want to confirm if any case has been filed against you inspite of there being no notice served upon you, then, you can check it online by entering your name in the court which you suspect the case might have been filed. Here is the link for the website where you can check : Home - eCourt India Services
How do I find out if I have an arrest warrant in Indiana?
Most warrants will be noted in court records, so you'll find them in the chronological case summary for the case in which the charges are filed.There are two sources of court records on the Internet that cover multiple counties in Indiana: doxpop.com, and mycase.in.gov. On both systems, you can do a name-based lookup. Mycase covers fewer counties, but warrants are highlighted with a big red "W", making them easy to find. Doxpop has much wider coverage, but you'll have to scan the minute entries in the CCS to look for warrants. Both systems are updated in realtime. Mycase is free, but a little harder to use. Doxpop is free for your first 6 searches every month and charges after that. It's easy to use and provides free support via phone, email and chat. (Claimer: I work at Doxpop.)Lake County is the only “hole" in Doxpop's data. They have their own site for court records. Click here to view it. MyCase is missing about 30 counties.In a few counties, the courts routinely make arrest warrants confidential until they are served. Fortunately, in most counties, arrest warrants are considered public and only hidden if the subject is considered to be a flight or officer safety risk. Most arrest warrants are public information, but definitely not all of them.Of course you can always go to the clerk's office and ask. I'm just guessing most folks prefer to look this up remotely (and privately.)Finally, I have to mention that if you really think there's an arrest warrant out there for you or a family member, you really shouldn't be messing about on the Internet. Seek legal counsel, and don't let the situation get worse.
How long does it take to get an arrest warrant issued?
He is scheduled to go see his parole officer apr 11 so will they hold the warrant until then and when he comes in to report, wham they take him then or are the odds they will send someone out to his residence. sorry to sound like a broken record, just trying to understand how this will work and what I can do to speed the process up of him getting incarcerated. Another question, by me pressing charges for the simple assault that occurred is that an automatic parole violation? Can they also get him for an address violation as well, he was living in another state and paroled in another.
Did I screw up my court appearance for a traffic violation?
You have not screwed anything up; you are just wasting your time. You should have waited until your citation showed up online--that can often take a few weeks. However, your options when you get to court will be the same. You will be able to pay the fine and sign up for traffic school, or continue the matter to a later date to do so. However, as long as you are going to court, here is a point. You are probably charged with a violation of Veh C 21453, subdivision (a). The scheduled fine for that violation is about $490. However, I and many of my colleagues believe that charge is appropriate only when the driver goes through the intersection against a red light. We believe that turning right against a red light is a violation of Veh C 21453, subdivision (b), and the scheduled fine for that offense is about $240. You may wish to have your case go before a judge, not to say you are not guilty of any offense, but to say that the offense you committed is subject to a lower fine. BTW, re bail. California has an odd system of handing traffic matters. If you do not want to go to court, then technically what you do is post bail with a clerk, which is in the amount of the fine, and then that bail is forfeited and you are convicted. So all of the fines are listed in a bail schedule. Some judges also misunderstand this, and think that if somebody appears in court before a judge (not a clerk) and asks for a trial, he has to post bail. That is not correct--at that point the person is generally entitled to be released without bail.
I just got a speeding ticket in Fremont California; what do i do now...help?
The reason the other driver was braking was probably to stop you from tailgating him, which is likely if you were trying to go 80 mph. The car pool lane is not a "no speed limit" zone. If this was nighttime, you should have been AT LEAST six seconds behind him--which is quite a distance at 80 mph. If you were cited only for speeding, which is a non-correctable infraction, then the scheduled fine for going 16-25 mph over the limit is about $360. Traffic school will add $50, plus the cost of the school, but keep it off your record. In most counties you can complete traffic school online. However, if it is worth it to you, you could consider going to court to plead guilty, but tell the judge you believe the officer made a 2 mph error, and you were speeding, but at 80 mph. The scheduled fine for going 1-15 mph over the limit is about $235, so you might save about $125. Note: don't listen to those saying you can find all sorts of information on the citation. California citations do NOT include that information. You should get a courtesy notice in the mail, and you can probable get information on your citation at the superior court website for your county.