Can I fly to Michigan if i have a bench warrant for failure to appear and not go to jail?
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Can I fly to Michigan if i have a bench warrant for failure to appear and not go to jail?
The bench warrant is for failure to appear to a court date for misdemeanor shoplifting.
Asked on June 26, 2009 under Criminal Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
The shoplifting charge and the failure to appear are misdemeanors. If you have no other previous record you will probably get a fine and possibly some nominal jail time (a couple of days) if that. Right now this is still fairly easy to clean up.
Think it over. It would be better to clear this all up now, voluntarily. Coming in on your own, and not on the jail bus, will go a long way to making the judge more sympathetic. Contact an attorney in the area where all of this happened. He'll have contacts at the court, and will be able to advise how best to minimize your penalties.
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