Can I get a passport with a bench warrant for driving infractions?

Question

I am in the state of NV. and need a passport. Will I be able to get one if I have a bench warrrant out for driving infractions? (No proof of ins. and registration)

Answer 1

It seems like you can unless you come up in the system for some reason. Looks like there's no way to know if you are in the system unless you try to apply. I don't think it matters what the original crime was that you were charged with, just that you violated a court order.

"Before any passport is issued, the passport applicant’s name is checked against a central name check system. A federal or state law enforcement investigative agency may request that a subject be placed in the passport name check system for notification before issuance even when there is no warrant or other court order."

"A federal or state law enforcement agency may request the denial of a passport on several regulatory grounds under 22 CFR 51.70 and 51.72. The principal law enforcement reasons for passport denial are a federal warrant of arrest, a federal or state criminal court order, a condition of parole or probation forbidding departure from the United States"