Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Cruise with a warrant

My husband and I would like to take a cruise this winter. He has a warrant out for assault. It is a class A misdemeanor I believe. The warrant is out of Galveston, TX. We would be taking the cruise out of New Orleans, LA. Cruise ships are not requiring passports right now, only govt ID's. So essentially he would be bringing his TX ID to take the cruise out of Louisiana. Will he be detained or arrested by Louisiana customs and taken back to Galveston? Will customs even see the warrant? What is the procedure normally with this sort of thing?


Asked on 6/25/09, 10:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
michael palmer Law Office of Michael Palmer

Re: Cruise with a warrant

Cruise lines run criminal checks on pasengers on departure and also when they come back. Take care of the warrant by posting bond. Otherwise, he will be arrested. To make it worse, they will detained him in New Orleans and extradict him to Galveston. As a result, he could spend a lot of time in jail waiting to be extradicted,

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Answered on 6/25/09, 1:29 pm


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