I found out last year I have a misdemeanor warrant for DUI in Washington state. I live in Arizona. I got pulled over and got a traffic ticket the other day, and the warrant issue never came up.
Someone told me misdemeanor warrants are usually only good for a certain area or distance, is that true?
2007-06-18 07:29:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Some warrants are serviceable only within a certain area. The warrant will stay active, and most likely will affect your license when it is up for renewal.
2007-06-18 07:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-06-11 19:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Virginia, warrants are entered into VCIN/NCIC. (Virginia Criminal Information Network/National Criminal Information Center) It is up to the Commonwealth Attorney to decide if a charge is extraditable or not. If the charge is extraditable, it can be entered into the system as extradite from surrounding states, extradite from east/west of the Mississippi river, or extradite from anywhere. (I may have missed some options, as I do not have access to the VCIN manual at this time.) If the charge was entered into the network properly, (so many are entered as full extradition by default) then if a person has a charge that is not extraditable in the state in which they are in, it will not come up on the system.
Also, not all jurisdictions are on the NCIC network, and can not pull info. Another situation may be that the network may have been down at the time of your stop.
2007-06-18 11:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by rec4lms 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good portion of warrants have a certain area that the issuing jurisdiction will extradite from. My assumption is that your DUI warrant is a statewide pick up. It would probably not be worth the cost to get you from Arizona to Washington.
2007-06-18 07:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they probably only ran you locally in witch case your out of state warrant wouldn't come up and even if they ran you threw the national data base Washington would not extradite you for a misdemeanor it just cost to much money. the only way you will go down is if you get caught up back in Washington
2007-06-18 07:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by 0matix0 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most states won't extradite over a misdemeanor. So what's the point. Some states don't even put them in the national system.
2007-06-22 07:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Misdemeanor warrants do not show up when you are out of state. Come back to WA and you will be picked u p on it.
2007-06-18 08:22:41 · answer #7 · answered by Combatcop 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read what LolWtf states. Also the information you provide is not specific enough to give you anything but general advice. I have put a lot of people in jail and prison, but I have always done it by the book. You must understand that "by the book" means I have never done anything unethical, illegal, or immoral. You must also understand that the phrase, "I will help you out" can mean "A Lot" of different things to different people: from "nothing at all" to what specific offense the officer ultimately changes you with. Remember, the officer is just the catalyst that starts the process. The solicitor or district attorney, magistrate judges, grand juries, trial judges and sometimes ultimately juries make "Final Decisions"! I will admit using "that phrase" when I had no intention at all of "helping in any way"! It is used very loosely to get the cooperation of a suspect, witness, person of interest, etc. An often used technique during investigations is what is referred to as "Pretext". Pretext is actually stating "mis-truths" to gain information. It's a basic investigative technique and very permissible. If law enforcement couldn't in effect "lie" during interviews and interrogations many crimes would go unsolved. There are some limitations. It is generally not advisable ( in most State's and under Federal law) and a "crime" and "violation of oath" for an officer to "threaten arrest" when he does not have the "statutory authority or probable cause" for an arrest. A professional does not make threats, they do not have too! What I'm saying is that "in many cases" an officer is "permitted by law", (by law I referring to "case law", or previous rulings by courts that also dictate what the police can and cannot not do) in effect to "Lie", to obtain a confession. An example would be to say to a suspect: "I have surveillance video showing you removing money from the drawer", when in fact I do not! By saying this to a suspect, they may decide to confess. There is a line (not a fine line but a line) between "pretexting" and "coercion" and an experienced investigator knows just where that line is! All else being equal and legal, "pretexting" to obtain a confession is legal and would not prevent the confession from being admissible in court. You refer often to "the" law enforcement officer as someone you know? Have you been arrested before, is he a family friend, did he "date" a friend of yours, did you go to school together. Is it someone you have provided before with information? IS THERE MORE TO THIS STORY? If you have done nothing wrong and have no useful information for the police, it is often advisable to cooperate. It is also advisable to to "lawyer up"!!! Consult an attorney, retain them as counsel. Tell the officer and any/all other officers that you have counsel (carry their Business Cards) and will not talk outside the presence of counsel, period! Does, this make you look guilty? Maybe to some. But that really does not matter! It's how our adversarial system of justice is supposed to work. A professional investigator is not "threatened or afraid" of a suspect obtaining counsel. (many people watch to much TV) If you have done something illegal it's is very important to have legal representation. (a little secret: besides one being at a distinct disadvantage, judges prefer that a defendant has their own counsel. Merely having counsel often means a huge difference in the outcome or judgment even in "traffic cases"! You see, judges themselves also are, were, and will again be "lawyers" at the end of the day!) If you haven't done anything illegal it's still important! It's not a perfect world or system and bad things happen to good people too! Short answer: Get off the web and get a lawyer!
2016-05-18 22:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd better check with Washington State because it would be awful waiting for extradition.
God Bless
2007-06-18 07:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by TamiAmi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-04-11 14:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋