Extradition For Warrants

[WanderLost]

What is the likelyhood of getting extradited for a misdemeanor warrant? I heard that even if you don't get extradited; you can still be held in custody for like 2 weeks or something. Is that true?

 

[Tony G]

What is the likelyhood of getting extradited for a misdemeanor warrant? I heard that even if you don't get extradited; you can still be held in custody for like 2 weeks or something. Is that true?

depends on the state honestly some states like nv will chase u for a ticket and yeah if u have a warrent they will hold u they held me for 8 weeks at rikers in ny till washington state sent somebody to get me

 

[WanderLost]

depends on the state honestly some states like nv will chase u for a ticket and yeah if u have a warrent they will hold u they held me for 8 weeks at rikers in ny till washington state sent somebody to get me

Isn't Rikers a prison? Just to clarify we're talking about misdemeanors right?

 

[Tony G]

Isn't Rikers a prison? Just to clarify we're talking about misdemeanors right?

sorta rikers is the gen jail for ny so its a jail and imargration and holding they got like 30 buildings there its massive and I had 2 misdemeanors

 

[WanderLost]

Oh ok so it wasnt like you were in gen pop for a max security prison then right? That would be horse shit.

 

[Tony G]

Oh ok so it wasnt like you were in gen pop for a max security prison then right? That would be horse shit.

Nah I was actually just In min so I was basically with the work release I was only supposed to be there a few days but wa dragged there feet because I would become a witness long ass story

 

[WanderLost]

Damn that still sucks. 8 weeks is a long time.

 

[Tony G]

Damn that still sucks. 8 weeks is a long time.

Who are you telling then I had to sit in a van for like 4 days to get back to wa cause they where too cheap to fly me

 

[jamaicafaith]

What is the likelyhood of getting extradited for a misdemeanor warrant? I heard that even if you don't get extradited; you can still be held in custody for like 2 weeks or something. Is that true?

I have a question would you be extradited from the state of Oregon back to Arkansas for certain felony Warren's just wondering

 

[christopherhatch]

depends on the state honestly some states like nv will chase u for a ticket and yeah if u have a warrent they will hold u they held me for 8 weeks at rikers in ny till washington state sent somebody to get me

that had to have been for a felony though right?

 

[Matt Derrick]

What is the likelyhood of getting extradited for a misdemeanor warrant?

I think a broader, but more helpful, explanation for anyone reading this is that in the majority of misdemeanor cases, in most states, you do not have to fear being extradited when getting a background or ID check by a police officer. The majority of the time it's just too much to deal with for too little reward (on the law's end).

Now, that doesn't mean you can necessarily go state to state racking up misdemeanors all over the place; the fewer you have, the (obviously) better off you will be during police encounters. If you have a rap sheet a mile long, the police are going to treat you accordingly.

I am not a lawyer. YMMV. But this has been my experience traveling with misdemeanors and traveling with a lot of others with misdemeanors over the past 20 years.