Extradition laws in missouri?

Question

if i am in a different state and have warrants out for my arrrest in a different state for traffic stuff how long do they have to come and get me and what happens to the charges against me if they don't come and get me

Answer 1

Statue of limitations does not apply if you are a fugitive from justice.  It only means that the government has so long to charge you.  If you have warrants for your arrest, you have been charged, and are a fugitive.  Extradition depends upon the arresting agency, and how bad they want you.  Then might only have a county wide pickup or maybe a state wide pickup.  

The other option they have is to suspend your license.  And if your state honors the suspension, then you are driving on a suspended license and will be arrested in the state you are in.

Answer 2

as far as I know there is no statute of limitations on traffic violations. What will happen is that if you're ever stopped for anything else in your new state, that state will hold you and give the original state the chance to come and get you, or if they have reciprocity (kind of a two way agreement) with that state they'll hold you and make your bond the amount you owe on all your tickets. The thing to ask is how long your original state posts traffic warrants and with most states that just right next to forever...

Answer 3

They have forever to come get you. The statue of limitations only apply to being charged with a crime, if you have a warrant, you have been charged.

I was going through our warrants recently and I saw one from 1989 $75 failure to appear on speeding. If he was pulled over tomorrow in a nearby town, we would certainly go pick him up.

Some agencies will however delete warrants that are a certain age or older, just to clear out the system. However, that is an agency policy, not a law.

If they don't come get you, the charges are still around. It is typically called "advise and release", you are made aware of the warrants and are expected to take care of them.

If you live in a different stay than where the traffic warrants were issued, you probably won't be arrest for them. But having warrants on your record can effect employment and can result in your driver's license being suspended. Missouri will almost always suspend your driver's license  for failure to appear and most states will honor that.