Generally speaking, there is no time of expiration aftera warrant for arrest has been issued. Statute of Limitation laws only apply for the time between when a crime was committed and when the arrest warrant is issued. Example 1: A robbery with a statute of limitation of 10 years occurs on January 1, 1990. If a witness comes forth and identifies the perpetrator on January 1, 2001, an arrest warrant might be issued, but a judge will dismiss the charge because it was 11 years between events. Example 2: A robbery with a statute of limitation of 10 years occurs on January 1, 1965. If an arrest warrant was issued with probable cause the following day, it may be held open indefinitely, and the perpetrator may be picked up on it on January 1, 2009. Example 3: A robbery with a statute of limitation of 10 years occurs on January 1, 1965, and the perpetrator leaves the country. If a witness comes forth and identifies the perpetrator on January 1, 2001 as he returns to the United States, an arrest warrant might be issued, and the person will have to stand trial because the statute of limitations is suspended when the perpetrator is on foreign soil.
The period of charge is dependent on the type of domestic violence. But the serious the case, the longer the charge.
If you have an active warrant you may be arrested. However, you can minimize that possibility by hiring an attorney. An attorney can attempt to have the warrant recalled before you physically appear in the courtroom. If it is a domestice violence charge, you may have to personally appear regardless. Whether you are taken into custody will depend to some degree on the reason for the warrant.
Unfortunately they probably can. They should be required to throw the book at abusers though.
Yes they Can!
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When does the statute of limitations run out on a domestic violence misdemeanor charge in Florida
Depending on the circumstances of the case it may be possible to have a domestic violence misdemeanor expunged from your record. In California a domestic violence allegation can be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor.
Maybe he's just telling you that, or maybe he wasn't actually charged with Domestic Violence but with a lessser offense such as . . . . . perhaps Simple Assault. The actual charge of Domestic Violence cannot be expunged.
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If you assault a non-family member then domestic violence isn't part of the equation. Each state has different terminology on "assault" and I am sure that some lawyerly individual will add to this. Added: Any offense involving a charge of domestic violence or domestic assault automatically "enhances" the assault charge. Conviction of any offense enhanced by a domestic violence charge will prevent you from ever owning or possessing a firearm. (Lautenberg Amendment).
In all cases where there is a conviction on a domestic violence charge, the court is required by law to order the defendant to enroll in a State Certified Domestic Violence Perpetrators Program.