Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: statue of limitations

In Florida, there is no statute of limitation for a violation of probation allegation.

Also, while the VOP warrant is not usually extraditable, it nonetheless can cause you problems and will prevent your return to Florida or you risk being arrested if stopped by the police.

Finally, it also acts as a basis for a license suspension.

If you would like to clear the matter up please contact me.

Re: statue of limitations

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There is not a statute of limitations on an open charge. Warrants can and will remain open for years. If you have an outstanding charge and have failed to appear to answer to the court, then you should make arrangements to do so. If not, one day when you least expect it, you will be stopped for a simple traffic violation or get in an accident or some other non related matter in this or another state and then get arrested and be held until you are brought before the court.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.