QUESTION
Will my case be dismissed if I turn myself into a different county?
Asked on Sep 02nd, 2011 on Criminal Law - Arizona
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If I turn myself in, in my county of residence, on an out of county warrant and I stay the whole 5 days in jail and am not picked up by that county and transported, does that mean that the case will be dismissed and no further action is needed from me?
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No.
Answered on Jun 07th, 2013 at 12:38 AM
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No.
Answered on Jun 07th, 2013 at 12:38 AM
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No.
Answered on Jun 07th, 2013 at 12:37 AM
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Yes and yes.
Answered on Jun 07th, 2013 at 12:35 AM
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No.
Answered on Jun 07th, 2013 at 12:34 AM
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Not at all. If you have a warrant and are arrested or turn yourself in to a different county, the county with the warrant will be notified. If they do not pick you up timely, you will be released BUT the warrant will still be active and you can be rearrested time and again until the case is prosecuted. Your best bet is to hire a lawyer in the county where you have a warrant and work with that lawyer to turn you and and get a bond or a deal arranged.
Answered on Sep 09th, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Michael J. Breczinski
No It just means that the other county will not come and get you. If you are in the county and they stop you they can still prosecute you.
Answered on Sep 08th, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Jacob P. Sartz
I'd recommend you retain an attorney to assist you with this matter. There are obviously a lot of facts and other details missing from this question. No, turning yourself into jail at one county does not necessarily mean your case will be dismissed. However, a key issue is the stage of your current case.
Answered on Sep 08th, 2011 at 3:09 PM
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No, not until the case is done in that other court/county.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 12:54 PM
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The case is not dismissed. It will still be an outstanding warrant and will be there until it is purged. With a misdemeanor I believe it is 10 years but those policies change. So you could go through it again and be held another 5 days. etc.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
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No, what you describe will not result in a dismissal. Also, it will not result in a recall of the warrant. You need to turn yourself in at the place where the charges are so that the warrant can be lifted.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Steven D. Dunnings
No. You need to go to the county where the violation occurred, and based on your question, you better get a lawyer.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Whether you will be detained in a county other than where the warrant was issued will depend on how wide the pick up area is. Turning yourself in in another county will not cause the charges to be dismissed.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
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You are eventually going to have to turn yourself in to the county that issued the warrant to get it taken care of. If another county is holding you, they should notify the other county that issued the warrant who will probably come and get you but they don't have to. Just because they don't get you doesn't mean that the warrant isn't valid or the case is dismissed. It just means they didn't come to get you. It is still your responsibility to get the matter resolved. Speak to an attorney about how he can arrange to get the matter taken care and what steps you must first take.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 10:43 AM
No. That just means that the original county was too cheap to pay for you to be transported to them, so the county where you turned yourself in had to let you go. The original county is going to keep that warrant out until you (or your attorney) deal with it in their county.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 9:46 AM
If you surrender in a different county from where the warrant was issued, the arresting department will notify the town/city where the offense occurred. That department will come and get you to bring you to the court with jurisdiction who issued the warrant. You can't be held in jail in the other county since that jail will not have an order from the court (in their county or the other) to hold you. Not sure what "5 days in jail" you are referencing.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 8:11 AM
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Abolutely not! You need to turn yourself in and get bonded out and then fight the case. By no means will your case get DISMISSED just by turning yourself in. You can turn yourself in and sit out your time, but it will be on your record and who knows how much time you will do.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 6:33 AM
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No. It just means that the local County will release you and sometime in the future you will be stopped and the same thing will happen to you. You need to resolve the matter or one day you will be coming off a cruise ship or airline and they will arrest you in front of your friends and family.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 6:02 AM
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No. If you are picked up on an out of county warrant, you will either be cited to appear on a certain date, or you will be taken into custody and transported to that county. Serving time in one county won't necessarily be credited to another county. If you have an outstanding DUI warrant, which has not been resolved (no plea entered), then the DUI won't get dismissed simply because you were booked into another county. You must resolve the DUI charges.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 6:02 AM
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Not at all. You will still have to face the original charges. Get a lawyer on board to make the best outcome possible.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 5:46 AM
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Don't know, but if there is a warrant you should give it a shot and see, because eventually you'll be picked up anyhow.
Answered on Sep 07th, 2011 at 5:45 AM
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Not necessarily. You should get credit for time served in jail, but you should not sit in jail for no reason. You should have notified the county in which you were on warrant status. You need that Court to vacate or quash the warrant in order to be free of risk.
Answered on Sep 06th, 2011 at 3:52 PM
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No. It just means they didn't transport you, but it won't affect the underlying case.
Answered on Sep 06th, 2011 at 3:52 PM