Legal Question in Traffic Law in Washington

statue of limitations on arrest warrents

can the court persew a arrest warrent for a traffic infraction past 7 years. this was for a suposed failure to appear on a review hearing, on witch i did appear?


Asked on 3/25/02, 2:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Ferris Law Office of Paul T. Ferris

Re: statue of limitations on arrest warrents

I assume your traffic "infraction" was actually a criminal traffic offense, since a warrant was issued and you mentioned a review hearing. If that is the case, warrants typically are valid for 5 years and may be renewed indefinitely.

The term "statute of limitations" applies to the time period during which a charge must be filed.

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Answered on 3/25/02, 2:58 pm


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