if you have a felony charge and you run away and arent arrested for a certain number of years does the charge go away?
2007-09-11 13:44:34 · 16 answers · asked by Amanda 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, a felony stays on your record forever.
2007-09-11 13:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Officer 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It depends on the felony charge. But in most cases, yes. The warrant will eventually disappear.
You should understand the difference in warrants, though. When the cops want to charge you, they issue a warrant for your arrest. You can 'dodge' this warrant.
However, once you have been arrested and charged, if you flee, the ensueing warrant will NEVER go away. You are required to show up in a court of law and address the charge.
2007-09-11 13:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you have a charge, you've been arrested.
If there's a warrant for your arrest that hasn't been served, that's different, there's been no charge. That does go away after a time, depending on the crime. It's called the Statute of Limitations.
If you've been arrested and fled to avoid prosecution, that never goes away. They'll deal with you eventually.
2007-09-11 13:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Felony convictions do not go away. There are laws that vary in states which allow a person to have their record expunged, but it depends on the conviction and the state laws that either permit or prohibit one from having their record expungedt.
2007-09-11 13:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Glen B 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If you are charged with a crime and an arrest warrant is issued, that warrant will remain active. However, if you commit a crime and the statute of limitations on that particular crime expires, then you cannot be charged for it.
2007-09-11 14:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-10 04:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends somewhat on where you live. Felony Charges are different than Felony Convictions. Convictions tend to stay there indefinitely. Judges can expunge (erase charges sometimes and have done the same on convictions)
2007-09-11 13:47:47 · answer #7 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Depends on the statute of limitations of the crime committed. However, if you fled to avoid prosecution, that would be a whole different matter. That charge would stay active until you were caught.
2007-09-11 14:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends.
2007-09-11 13:54:10 · answer #9 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it does not.
You can go through a legal process and try to get it expunged from your record, but there are many variables that have to be considered (how much time, how serious, etc).
2007-09-11 13:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by THE Answer 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋