California Bench Warrant

Find out more about the process for handling a bench warrant by calling 310 997 4688 to speak with the simmrin law group.

California bench warrant. Bench warrants do not expire. The subject of the warrant dies or the warrant gets cleared. Bench warrants are issued pursuant to california penal code sections 166 and 978 5 pc166.

This means that you must clear the warrant in order to have it removed and you cannot simply wait for the bench warrant to expire. A bench warrant bw issued in california does not expire. It is so named because it is issued by a judge from the bench unlike other arrest warrants a bench warrant is not issued on the suspicion of criminal activity.

In california a bench warrant is more common than an arrest warrant. In addition you will be subject to arrest by law enforcement in any county because a bench warrant may be served in any county in the same manner as an arrest warrant california penal code section 978 5 b. The term bench warrant derives from the failure to sit on a bench before a judge in court.

Box 903417sacramento ca 94203 4170. How to clear a bench warrant by appearing in a california court you or your attorney must appear in court in order to recall a bench warrant. Warrant information will vary from state to state.

California warrant search online via 3rd party databases. In california a person can clear a bw by either. It remains in effect until either.

Speak to bench warrant attorneys. The bench warrant stays on you until the end of the time if you don t handle it. The reason that there is no california bench warrant expiration is that it s not subject to a statute of limitations if it s not tied to a crime.