If someone gives another person a ride in their vehicle not knowing this person has a warrant, would this be considered harboring a fugitive?
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If someone gives another person a ride in their vehicle not knowing this person has a warrant, would this be considered harboring a fugitive?
Or could it be considered aiding and abetting? Someone I know is facing charges for harboring a fugitive just for giving someone a ride in their car. According to the person I know, they had no knowledge that the other person had a warrant for their arrest.
Asked on February 22, 2012 under Criminal Law, Arkansas
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
To answer your question concisely, I would have to know what state one is living in as to the fact pattern that you are writing about and review the statute defining harboring a fugitive. The statutes on this subject that I have reviewed in the past are pretty broad. Based upon what you have written as to giving a person who has an outstanding warrant a ride in your vehicle knowing about the warrant could very well be a criminal violation for harboring a fugitive.
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