Am I responsible for turning someone in if I know they have a warrent?

Question

A family member has a warrant for multiple unpaid tickets and is driving on a suspended license. With this knowledge, am I in any way liable by not going to law enforcement and telling them where to find said relative if they were to end up getting in and causing injury or property damage? Or are there any legal charges that could be brought against me or other family members by not going to law enforcement?

Answer 1

No way man.  There is absolutely no way you could get in trouble for that.  That's like saying that you are walking down the street and see someone get shot. Sure, you should call the cops, but if you don't nothing will happen.

Answer 2

Well if they caused damage, and someone said 'IT WAS YOU WHO KNEW ABOUT HIM WHY DIDNT YOU TURN HIM IN ITS YOUR FAULT' then yeah I'd say there could be some blame to you.

Will it stand in court? Only if they can prove you knew something. How can they do that? If you tell someone.

Don't tell anyone.

Answer 3

You should not be harboring a fugitive or keeping him in your home if you know the police are after him.  You do  not  want to be an accessory after the fact.  However, just knowing where he is,  unless they ask you, doesn't seem to be the same to me.  I can't give a legal opinion but we normally do not have to take affirmative action.  Yet can't protect him or hide him or hid anything that he might have.  But if you heard that he was over at Aunt Susie's I don't believe you have to call about him.  But I'd not have him in the house and if you are a felon yourself, you don't want him anyplace near you or your home.