If my brother died in another state but I just received a warrant here and I try to fly there will I be arrested?
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If my brother died in another state but I just received a warrant here and I try to fly there will I be arrested?
I fully plan on taking care of the warrant as soon as I get back.
Asked on December 31, 2015 under Criminal Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not you can travel on an airline with an outstanding warrant depends on just where you are traveling to. The fact is that virtually no airline checks passenger's names against certain databases for domestic flights, specifically databases that provide a list of individuals with outstanding warrants. This is in order to do so would cost a huge amount time and money.
That having been said, while it would be challenging to perform database checks for all domestic flights, international flights are a different matter; security procedures for international travel do involve checking databases.
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