Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: Bench Warrant

Most warrants regardless of type will be listed on the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) and the interstate National Crime Information Center (NCIC). An observant law enforcement officer who stops or arrests a person from out of state can run anyone�s ID through these systems and if they are wanted, the warrant will pop up.

When that happens, the text of the warrant printout may indicate �Do Not Extridite� or it might be silent as to that aspect of the warrant. The police might let that person go or the police will usually phone the issuing court�s law enforcement agency to see if they would like the person extradited. �Extradition� is the legal process a state court uses to send a wanted person to an out-of-state or foreign court. Unless the warrant is based on a serious felony charge, or it is a fugitive warrant or a governor�s warrant, the usual response is �No.�

Usually, a simple arrest warrant issued by another state is virtually ignored. Since the warrant you are asking about is a bench warrant, probably issued because someone failed to appear as ordered or promised, my guess is that it will be listed on the NCIC and accessible to all cops everywhere who have access to LEADS or NCIS. But that said, if the wanted person is stopped outside of Oklahoma, I will also bet that there won�t be any interest in extradition.

Re: Bench Warrant

Depends on what the warrant is for. Generally speaking, the applicable law is the US Constitution "Full Faith and Credit" clause. See an Attorney NOW!