Restitution Warrant

[redy2fiyt]

A friend of mine was involved in some joyriding in Washington State when he was barely 18. He did his time and the judge ordered restitution of ~$11,000. This eventually turned into a warrant and he is now living in California. He received a notice the other day stating that the warrant is active and an officer may appear at his residence and arrest him for failure to pay.

What is the validity of the warrant after almost 11 years and does anyone know how to fight/appeal the restitution judgment? Can he simply R4C the warrant since it was addressed to JOE BLOW and not the sovereign Joe Blow?

Thanks in advance!

-Red

[Judge Roy Bean]

Originally Posted by redy2fiyt

.... He received a notice the other day stating that the warrant is active and an officer may appear at his residence and arrest him for failure to pay.

Who is the notice actually from?

Originally Posted by redy2fiyt

What is the validity of the warrant after almost 11 years and does anyone know how to fight/appeal the restitution judgment?

Criminal warrants generally don't have any statute of limitations.

Originally Posted by redy2fiyt

Can he simply R4C the warrant since it was addressed to JOE BLOW and not the sovereign Joe Blow?

No. Courts don't recognize any difference between upper and lowercase name conventions.

Originally Posted by redy2fiyt

Thanks in advance!

-Red

Tell your friend to find an attorney with actual criminal experience.

[Big Al]

Originally Posted by redy2fiyt

A friend of mine was involved in some joyriding in Washington State when he was barely 18. He did his time and the judge ordered restitution of ~$11,000. This eventually turned into a warrant and he is now living in California. He received a notice the other day stating that the warrant is active and an officer may appear at his residence and arrest him for failure to pay.

What is the validity of the warrant after almost 11 years and does anyone know how to fight/appeal the restitution judgment? Can he simply R4C the warrant since it was addressed to JOE BLOW and not the sovereign Joe Blow?

Thanks in advance!

-Red

Maybe JRB can help your friend out by telling him how the state of California does such a great job enforcing the laws of Washington? Jump right on in JRB and help this fellow out.

[Livefire]

The CA cops would hold him until there was an extradition hearing. After that, the jurisdiction that issued the warrant would send out a FAT to bring him back to Washington.

[charlesa6]

I agree with the previous post, get your friend a good criminal lawyer as soon as possible, because it will be a time consuming for your friend to pursue it on it’s own, and no guarantee of prevail this one.