What happens if you are arrested and not charged?

Answer 1

If you are arrested you are charged. You are not convicted. You must be convicted in the court of law unless you plead guilty prior to. That is the only way it will remain on your record unless you are juvenile. Depending on the charge. You need to contact an Attorney

Answer 2

Questions does not give sufficient information to answer.

Not charged by who? The police or the the prosecutor?

Was the charge Nolle Prossed, or dismissed by the court?

More information is needed in order to answer.

Answer 3

Yes. Police have 6 months to a year to apply for charges to be issued by a prosecutor on most felonies. Even if the charge is not issued when they apply it does not mean you were illegally arrested.

Another View: Depending on WHAT circumstances the questioner is referring to - - Law enforcement can arrest you based solely on probable cause that you have committed the offense. Formal charges are not filed against you until your first formal appearance in court. Thus, under this scenario, unless you are being arrested on a warrant, you will almost always be arrested PRIOR TO any charges being filed.

Answer 4

Depending on where you live, there are usually limitations on how long you can be held without being formally charged with a crime. After that, you have to be charged or released; having a lawyer may expedite this: it's technically illegal for the police to continue to hold you, but sometimes they "forget" (or, more charitably, the police generally have other things to do, and making sure that some slimeball gets out at the precise instant he's supposed to may not exactly be at the top of the priority list).

Answer 5

Yes, it will show up on your record as well as the fact that you were not convicted.

Answer 6

yes it is just clean.