Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: How long are warrents posted?

If the warrant is an out-of-state warrant, it can be left there forever, depending on the state. It usually doesn't cost the state anything as far as I know to keep the warrant active. However, the state might have a policy to keep misdemeanor warrants a specific length of time. What the other state can do is to let Idaho know that you have an outstanding warrant and Idaho can suspend your driver license on that basis. It is best to deal with it long distance by talking to the prosecutor that is prosecuting the case and to make arrangements to pay any fine, etc. They are usually quite helpful to me on these. I don't know how helpful they would be to you as the defendant. Contact the prosecutor and see if you can make a deal on the case. My teleph # is 208-345-3817 if you want me to handle this for you.