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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 10 years ago

If I have an arrest warrant in california, can I be arrested in another state?

So if i have an arrest warrant in California and say I go to Louisiana to live, can I get arrested for my charges in California, and can I get extradited? Or will I be okay to get a job and all that?

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  • Ranger
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    It will depend upon whether California wants to pay the expense to extradite you. The chances of that happening are slim.

    California has a history of not extraditing criminals because they would rather the criminal stay out of state. Several years back, California granted parole to several classes of prisoners if they would leave the state and not come back as a condition of release. Oregon wound up with a lot of these felons showing up in their state.

    So go ahead and get a job, unless you did something to a politician, your chances of being extradited are almost non-existant.

  • 10 years ago

    Why not put all the mistakes behind you that lead to your arrest warrant? Get it settled with the law in California and live the rest of your life free of worry. The decisions you make now can determine what the future holds.

  • 10 years ago

    If they find out you can be extradited...states have reciprocal agreements by which they are to respect other states laws and court rulings, which covers warrants issued by the police/courts.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes. Depending on your crime, if you have a warrant and cross state lines- it can become a federal charge.

    Source(s): CA court employee
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  • 10 years ago

    Many states have direct access to others databases. Here in MI, the state is linked to the CA DMV, and can pull up most info, so yes.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Yes you can still get arrested

    Source(s): Personal experience
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Around now social services should be on their way to your house. Have fun!

    Source(s): That weird horse by the lane that always talks to me and offers me tobacco.
  • 10 years ago

    Yes you can.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    if its not a felony,they r glad 2 c u gone

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