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Question: How do I get rid of a warrant without going to jail?
Answer: A warrant is issued by a court to provide the legal authority for the sheriff or police to arrest someone. It doesn't necessarily mean you will go to jail. The warrant is issued because the court wants you to come in and deal with whatever matter is before the court that it has been unable to otherwise get you to come in and deal with. It could be for something as easy to take care of as parking tickets. A.R.S. ยง13-810 is one of many laws that allows the court to issue warrants and that law specifies that they can be issued for not paying fines, such as parking tickets. If you pay the fines, it is likely the warrant, if issued for that, would be cancelled. You should try to find out what court issued the warrant. If you don't know, you can call your local police and tell them you have a warrant you want to take care of and could they please tell you what court the warrant came from. Then contact the clerk of that court to arrange to come in and deal with whatever caused the warrant. If you do not arrange to take care of the warrant on your own, your question is correct in that you will be arrested and brought to jail until the jail can bring you to court. To avoid going to jail on the warrant, arrange to take care of whatever the warrant was issued for.
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On 05/03/04
Capri from MN said:
I believe if you call the court and explain the situation, you will get a new cout date and they can arrange community services for payment.
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On 04/08/04
Rambro from GA said:
What do i do if i was given a ticket for drivin with a permit, not able to pay ticket, now there is a warrant out for my arrest. will i go to jail?? can i still go to DMV and get a license?? i recently got a job so i should be able to pay the warrant/ticket pretty soon. what do i do?
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On 01/06/04
chris from NV said:
what if you have a warrant in a different state than you live in... my warrant is in VA and I live in NV. I found out about it after I left. I have been stopped by the cops here in NV and they have no record of it and the courts here in NV have no record of it because its a misdemanor charge. Do I have to return all the way back to VA and take care of it? I am sure they will dismiss the case anyways but I will miss work and everything. I just dont have the time to go back. Even the nevada courts said I do not have to worry about anyone transporting me back to VA on the charge. The only reason
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On 09/04/03
brandon from WI said:
Pay your fine........WOW
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