QUESTION
had a bench warrant issued for failure to appear but one week later the status of the warrant said inactive what does that mean for me
Asked on Dec 15th, 2020 on Criminal Law - Florida
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I miss my court date and I called the clerk of courts and they said I had an active warrant for failure to appear and I went to turn myself in and they told me that warrant was inactive
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting court closures, it's not uncommon for the Clerk/Court to set aside or vacate bench warrants in order to reduce jail populations. Here's a blog post on compassionate release to give you an idea why this might have happened alll by itself.
Answered on Jan 12th, 2021 at 10:49 AM