If a person gets arrested and has a warrant in another state with full extradition?

Question

And the state that has the warrant decides NOT to come get the person..what does this mean for the person with the warrant?

Why would they decide not to come get the person?

That sounds about right.....I don't know enough about this stuff to give the person an answer.

Answer 1

All states have reciprocity. It is whether they choose to exercise their right to extradition or not that remains to be seen.

Since the state with an outstanding warrant is not wanting to extradite, then no worry for now. Most likely it is for some minial thing...not a felony. It costs more to extradite than the warrant is worth. Generally that is how depts. decide to extradite. The agency that is currently holding him would bill the agency with the outstanding warrant for housing him ( or her). Plus the cost of transportation and overtime for one officer, possibly 2. Throw in the pain to get a prisoner on a plane now in addition to his fare...all that adds up to well over a $1000 easy. The warrant could be for an outstanding FTA or some such thing which is only $150. Not worth it...they will wait. Warrant doesn't go away.

A word of advice, the person doesn't want to get caught back in that state. They WILL exercise the warrant then.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This happens frequently. The prosecutor in the state where the warrant was issued may decide that it is better all around if you are not in their state. If you are several states away, the chances that you will commit another crime in their state is minimal. If they extradite you, then they have to go to the trouble of trying you for the crime, and housing you, if you are found guilty.
The warrant will remain in effect, most of the time, so, should you return to the state where it was issued, you will likely be arrested for the charge.

Answer 4

It means you did something VERY bad in the state where they were arrested.

This isn't an official rule, but I believe the more severe crime takes top priority (usually up to a judge to decide). So, the person will be fully prosecuted in the state where he was arrested (say, for a murder charge). After that whole deal is over, I doubt he's going to care about his robbery charges in the other state after being sentenced to a life sentence for murder heh.

But alas, then the state with the outstanding warrant will prosecute and have them go through extradition to stand trial in the other state.

Answer 5

Sometimes a jurisdiction will decide they don't want the expense of bringing the person back to them.

They wil have the person released with a Court date to answer to his charges. If they don't show up at the Court date another warrant will be issued.

They may decide to extradite him next time he gets picked up though.

Answer 6

if the state with the warrant decides not to extradite -- then the warrant remains in effect, but the person will not be held solely based on the out-of-state charges.

So, once any local issues are dealt with, the person will generally be free to go -- but the out-of-state warrant remains in effect and may come up again later.

Answer 7

sometimes people are being extradited for crimes they did not commit, and never even knew they were a suspect. But the country that want them know this, but want to try punish the person, because they have been fighting extradition,because they know they have not done wrong, this is sad, when person innocent, and appeals don't go in your favor.

Answer 8

depends what kind of warrant it is. Most of the time they are not going to extradite you over a speeding ticket. You would probably be booked and then released.

Answer 9

I would think that if the out of state police department didn't take custody, seems to me like they would be dropping the charges soon. Can't be too serious of a crime if they don't care enough to arrest that person.