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A warrant is an order given by an authorized official for a specific duty to be carried out. Your unemployment check, or other state check is a warrant (look at one carefully in Florida), because it is issued by the state's Comptroller, and it orders that a specific amount of money be paid to the payee on the check (Warrant). By the same token, there are several types of warrant, and the most common type are those issued by judges. They are either search warrants, ordering the police to search a home, car, or other structure that would otherwise not be allowed to be entered by anyone not authorized to do so, or they are warrants known as capii (pural for capias), which are warrants for a person's arrest and to be brought to court to answer any charges or other reasons for which the capias was issued. Examples of capii are: arrest warrants, which order police to arrest and charge someone with a new crime; VOP warrants to arrest someone for violation of probation; bench warrants, which is signed from the judge's bench, normally for failure to appear in court or contempt of court (witnesses who don't appear for example), and a writ of bodily attachment, which is issued for a person not charged with a crime, but fails to appear as a defendant for a civil case or a witness for a civil case.
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How long is an arrest warrant valid in Mississippi?
it depends on what type of warant a bench warrant is only good for about a year but a felony or criminal warrant can last 7 years
What is the maximum imprisonment for a warrant prisoner?
The maximum imprisonment for a warrant prisoner is life in prison. This type of imprisonment varies greatly depending on the type of warrant issued.
When you are arrested on a warrant do they have to have the warrant with them?
No, they arresting officers do not have to have the warrant in their possession, only the knowledge that it exists.
Can a lunch box be searched without a warrant?
Only if you let them. If they don't have any warrant, they can only search you IF they have your permission.
How much time would you get for an old warrant?
Old or new, the warrant relates to an offense of some type and the offense is the ruling factor. NOT the age of the warrant.
Insignia of an AG chief warrant officer?
warrant officers only wear the warrant officer emblem which looks like a wreath
If you need to get a warrant for someone that lives in North Carolina and you live in Virginia were do you get the warrant?
The warrant can be issued only in the state where the offense occurred.
What is the time frame on a search warrant?
Unclear what the questioner is asking. . . that the warrant was supposed to be served at a specific time, on a specific date? The only time/date that I am aware of that appears on search warrants is the time/date that it was prepared and the judge or magistrate signed it. If the question is referring to a 'drop-dead' date by which the warrant must be served or becomes invalid. . . then the answer depends on the type of warrant it is, and what it was issued for.
Appeal a warrant?
A warrant is issued by a judge who is satisfied that good (probable) cause exists. Generally the only way to end a warrant is to appear.
Can the repo man issue a warrant for my arrest?
A repo man can not issue a warrant for your arrest. Only a judge can issue an official arrest warrant.
Sentence with the word warrant?
There was a magistrates warrant out for Billy's arrest Warrant Officer Jennings inspected the men before they marched past the VIP's Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization.
What is a warrant nightcap?
A nightcap warrant is a warrant signed by a judge that states a person can be arrested at any time. A non night capped warrant can only be executed if the person is on the highway or street.
