Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

failu;re to appear warrant

in early 1997 i recieved two tickets for driving under a suspended license. At the time i had forgotten to pay a traffic ticket in tampa.

During the time this was all going on. I was dealing with my husband dying of cancer. I guess i was so upset that i forgot to go to court. sillly huh? In any case a warrant was issued for my arrest. The state also suspended my drivers license.

I left florida and moved to the USVI to start a new life and a new job within a week of his death in march 1997.

it was in moving back to florida in june of 2004 that i discovered my license had been under suspension. The state reinstated the license but toldl me that there was a warrant.

I was told that there is a 7 yr limit on the warrant and that i should just wait. Is this true.? I was advised this by a lady in tallahassee at the dept of motor vehicles. I have not been able to find any reference to a statute of limitations on traffic offenses that were not 'arrainged' in the statutes.. thanks


Asked on 6/26/05, 8:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

Re: failu;re to appear warrant

I am not aware of any 7 year rule, and I would not rely on the advice of a dmv clerk. I would contacta criminal defense lawyer in Tampa to nresolve your issues.

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Answered on 6/27/05, 8:21 am


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