How can I clear up my warrant for arrest without jail time?
I’ll try to keep this brief. In 2011, I was in a park with a friend after hours and received a citation from a sheriff. I skipped my court date and didn’t pay the fine, which has now resulted in a warrant for my arrest. Is there a way for me to resolve this warrant without serving jail time? I understand that my actions were foolish, and I regret not attending court. Honestly, I didn’t think they would take this matter seriously since it stemmed from just being in the park after hours, but it seems I’ve created a much bigger problem for myself. What options do I have to address this situation?
8 Answers
Jan 01, 2025
turn yourself in. You will be arrested and jailed until you are brought before a magistrate to answer the charge. No way to get out of being arrested if you have a warrant for your arrest. You failed to show up for court in the past so the warrant is to compel you to show up for court. Next time take care of your business.
It is ridiculous because you allowed it to get this far with your irresponsibility. Had you done what you were supposed to do this infraction wouldn’t have become an arrest warrant. In my state that little fine would now include additional court costs, a misdemeanor for failing to appear, a suspended jail sentence for the FTA, even more fines, jail booking fees as well as a daily fee for being incarcerated.
Dec 18, 2024
I would try to solve this problem through mail. If you’re not in that state, they don’t have jurisdiction to arrest you unless the state you’re in decides to extradite. If you REALLY don’t want to go to jail, try contacting the county with the warrant and come up with a solution. Pay a fine by mail, whatever…. Most counties would rather people buy their way out anyway due to the limited space they have available.
you did not do the dumb thing you did the right thing. Who cares about your warrant don’t pay! What right does the state have to claim ownership of you and tell you when you can and cannot be outside?
They have no right nor authority over you (unless you let them have it) You are a free human being and to pay them money, because they caught you out after a certain time, is to allow them to claim ownership of you.
It has been two years they are obviously not going to catch you. The only way is if you get pulled over, then you go to jail for a few hours they release you and give you a new court date and guess what? You don’t go to that one either!!
Stop bowing down in subservience to the criminals who claim to be our rulers. There is nothing wrong with being out past a certain time and the state has NO RIGHT to steal your money for it
You should be able to take care of the citation by just paying the fine. No jail time should be required. I had a similar incident and just paid the fine with some interest. (It could vary by State though…)
Call the clerk of the court that issued the warrant.
It’s possible if you can sell them it was not done intentionally and you can pay the fines you might skate on it.
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