If I have a bench warrant in PA can they come to Illinois and arrest me? or can I start over here with a new j

Question

I am on probation in PA I am having lifeproblems that don't involve the law but needed to be with family. I left PA and went to Illinois to be with family hoping to make a new start. My probation officer saud I did the wrong thing and should come home.I only want to get a job and start over. but what will happen if I ignore what she had said to me?

Answer 1

You could have done it the correct way by having your probation transferred to IL. But you ran and did not face your responsibities. Now you want sympathy for your "life problems." Grow up and face it like a man.

What could happen is that you are arrested and brought back to PA. That depends what you are on probation for.

You may also be arrested each time you get stopped by the police and held until PA says they will not extradite. Do you really want to go through the hassle each time? Sure you could explain it to the officer, but he won't care. You'll sit in jail till PA responds about the extradition.

Go back to PA turn yourself in and work it out with the probation officer. It's time to grow up junior.

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Answer 3

Bench Warrant In Pa

Answer 4

Wrong thing to do. Never ignore a bench warrant, they will come back to haunt you. Take if from someone who was picked up the first day of a new job because I chose to ignore the bench warrant. Even if you apply for a drivers license, the law will know where you are, they will let you establish yourself, and choose the worst time for you to inforce the law. Come home and answer the warrant, when that is off of your shoulders, then you can go to Illinois and anjoy time with your family. If you get probation, your probation can even be transferred to Illinois.

Answer 5

You should have stayed in PA, because now you've violated your probation, which means you're up the creek without a paddle, now. No, you can't start over there.

All US states recognize warrants in other states, and while local law enforcement may not know of your past, a quick phone call from your probation officer will have them at your door to get you back to where you belong.

Don't ignore your probation officer!

Answer 6

If you left the state without telling the PO you will have a bench warrant and she was warning you if you go back on your own she could go lesser on you. If not and you get yourself in trouble they will find out because they run a background check on you and your coming back to PA. So you see you may want to start over but any arrest/ Probation will haunt you wherever you go until you have done your part.

Answer 7

If a warrant is issued for probation violation you can be arrested and extradited back. They will most likely not "hunt" you but if they know where you are they might send the local law officers to pick you up. Otherwise you might just fail to stop sign, be stopped for the violation and then arrested on the outstanding warrant.

Answer 8

You need a travel pass just to leave the state. They may come arrest you, but i guarantee if you get stopped by police you will be arrested. You need to go back to Pennsylvania and explain your situation face to face. Then you could request a travel pass, come to Illinois to get a job, and a stable place to stay, then you have to get approved for an interstate-transfer. If this happened you would be under Illinois supervision. You are in violation right now just by being here (I'm in Chicago). If you go back quickly your p.o. might not violate you for it. If you stay, you'll be on the run, catch a new case and violate--It's not worth it.

Answer 9

Yes they can arrest you. You need to report back to PA and request a transfer of your probation to Illinois.

Answer 10

You will go to jail. You need to go back to PA. Talk to probation officer let her give you ideas on what you can do legally. Move to another city or town, get a job, keep your nose clean and eventually things will get better.