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How long do Michigan warrants last?

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|NOV 2, 2022

How long do Michigan arrest warrants last?
How long do Michigan arrest warrants last?

A common questions is, how long do Michigan warrants last? Whether their warrants will expire over time? In general, arrest warrants do not expire and remain active until resolved. If you have an outstanding warrant in Michigan, it is important to take action immediately to deal with the issue.

A Michigan warrant lasts until a judge cancels it. A Michigan warrant never expires. Warrants can last for years or even decades. For example, a judge can issue a bench warrant because a person failed to appear for their court date. Suppose twenty years go by and the person never gets stopped by the police. Once day, when they do get stopped for speeding, they can be arrested for the warrant – even 20 years later.

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How to handle your Michigan arrest warrant.

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|NOV 2, 2022

Michigan arrest warrants
How to handle your Michigan arrest warrant.

Warrants can be a distressing situation, and it may seem like you’re in the deep end with no easy way out. If you have an arrest warrant for you, we want to help. We’ll walk through how to handle your Michigan arrest warrant that’s been issued for you so that you can take care of what needs doing.

How does a Michigan arrest warrant get issued?

An arrest warrant is a court-authorized document allowing the police to arrest someone to bring them to court. A judge issues an arrest warrant after being presented with information from the police. Before the court authorizes the warrant, the police must appear before the judge and make a sworn statement. The statement must establish probable cause that a crime had been committed and that the person named in the warrant committed the crime. The officer’s statement must be supported by evidence.

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