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Yes I have a inactive case status with a disposition date of 8/29/2013 I was in the ard program for theft by deception back in 2013 my probation officer knew I couldn’t stay in pa at the time because I was pregnant and homeless at the time and had no where to stay in pa at the time so he knew I was leaving we had a face to face conversation then I left I didn’t get no notices or anything then I go to apply for a job and I looked on the docket it says active bench warrant back in 2013 with a disposition date under it of 8/29/2013 on the court summary page the docket says inactive status and disposition date of 8/29/2013 the last thing that took place was in Nov of 2013 no updates no nothing since 2013 the case is 12 years old now I’m trying to work and resolve this I need advice I talked to a lawyer quickly yesterday online but they couldn’t help but he did say the case could be Dismissed it could Be something with ard but regardless it could be dismissed
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The problem here is that you got kicked out of the ARD program and then did not attend any further court hearings which would've been required to bring your case to a disposition so the Judge issued a bench warrant for your arrest. The only way to lift this bench warrant is to bring yourself before the court, and I would definitely recommend doing this with Attorney to set this up for you, to get the warrant lifted. You'll need to deal with not only having the warrant lifted, but also with the underlying case as well. As soon as you bring yourself before the court on the warrant, your case will essentially restart so you'll have to be hiring an attorney to represent you on the underlying case as well. You did not indicate which county in Pennsylvania this was in, but I'd be happy to talk to you further if you need assistance with this.
Answered on May 25th, 2026 at 4:37 PM