If I’m currently living out of the country and have 5 misdemeanor failure to pay warrants in the US, can I travel internationally?
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If I’m currently living out of the country and have 5 misdemeanor failure to pay warrants in the US, can I travel internationally?
Will traveling internationally ( to and from the US) get me detained or would they go unnoticed?
Asked on July 5, 2012 under Criminal Law, Washington
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Warrants don't generally go "unnoticed." If you go through a port and they check your history, it could pop up and they may detain you. However, most states are not going to extradite you from a foreign county and will send a response back not to arrest you on the warrants. Emphasis here -- most states. Within states, the decision will also be up to the individual jurisdiction-- whose policies will also vary by county. And just to make it more interesting-- a lot will also depend on the relationship of the U.S. with the county that you are in. So you can travel, just allot plenty of times for delays in the event that someone decides to detain you because of the warrants. If you really want to be safe, try to find a way to mail in the money for the warrants so they can get cleared off your record.
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