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Speak Up! - View Question #343 |
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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. §13-810 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 02/16/07
cutensweet from HI said:
I have a warrant hehe... one was that i didnt show up for court and got issued a bench warrant for it...but hey all you gotta do is ask the amount for the warrant and pay up front in full because you wont be able to pay half of it... and they'll issue you a court hearing date.and you must show up to court in that specific time they gave you and if you dont show up to court? say goodbye to your money...das all i have to say...
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On 01/19/07
dicey from CA said:
I have a warrent for not showing to court. I live 8 hours away from the court I am Supposed to go to. I have no money or car. I dont know what to do!
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On 02/27/06
Nicole from TX said:
Back in 1994-95 there were 2 warrants issued on me, however they were dismissed because I payed them. However they are still on my record and when I recently tried to get a job, they were on the background check. And stating that these warrants were active. I called the county that they were in, and they say there are no active warrants on me...I'm confused as to why they are still showing up and how do I get rid of them??
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On 10/23/05
Lori from CT said:
Im tring to find out if my son is on probation what is nessary for a house search
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On 03/31/05
david charpentier from FL said:
i live in florida,about 5 years ago i got into some trouble for a misdeminor offense and had a court date,at the time i had the court date,i was in the process of moving to ohio and couldnt afford in attorney so i moved...now 5 years later i now have a bench warrant out for me,how can i take care of this matter without having to got to jail...
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