2007-11-29 04:37:29 · 2 answers · asked by bj 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A Capias Warrant is when the subject has a guilty judgment either through court appearance, plea, or arraignment in jail, then fails to pay the fine within the required time period.
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/Home/Departments/City+Administration/Courts+and+Warrants/MC70Warrants_landing.htm
2007-11-29 04:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Capias is an order from the court to find a certain person and present him to the court.
It's most often used to compel the attendance of a witness at trial. It's sort of like an arrest warrant, except that the person named hasn't necessarily committed a crime, other than failing to show up to testify.
There's also a "Capias ad audiendum judicium" which is an order for a person who "has" been convicted of a crime to be brought back before the judge - usually because he didn't fulfill the conditions of his release, such as not paying a fine, attending a DUI school, paying restitution, something like that.
Richard
2007-11-29 04:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋