Georgia Arrest Warrants

You can’t spend any time watching cop shows on television without understanding the concept of search warrants. The cops need these to get the evidence to catch the bad guy. With a proper search warrant the evidence is “tossed out of court” and they have to start from scratch.

This makes for some great drama. However, it’s a bit different when it comes to Georgia arrest warrants. With those, you can be arrested as a suspect in a crime. If that happens, chances are the search warrant will soon follow and things can quickly go from bad to worse.

What is an arrest warrant?
Having a Georgia arrest warrant sworn out in your name means you are an official suspect in a criminal activity. Doesn’t matter if you are guilty or innocent you just need to be a suspect. That means there has been evidence presented before a judge which indicates you have committed a crime.

That can be physical evidence such as fingerprints left behind at the scene of a crime or the sworn testimony of an eye witness. Once you are arrested, you’ll be given the opportunity to defend yourself but the Georgia arrest warrant comes first.

Typically a Georgia arrest warrant is issued after the crime has occurred. If a police officer sees you throw a brick through a window, they can arrest you right on the spot. But if someone else sees you throw that brick and identifies you to the police, then the arrest warrant is sworn out in your name and the police or county sheriffs are order to bring you before the court.

Georgia Bench Warrants
Another form of Georgia arrest warrant is known as the bench warrant. This isn’t so much about being suspected of committing a crime as it is about ignoring a particular court order. Did you know that a parking ticket is a form of a court order? It is, and failure to pay a parking ticket can lead to a Georgia bench warrant being issued in your name. You could have also skipped an alimony or child support payment which is another failure against a court order.

What can you do?
Once a Georgia arrest warrant has been sworn out in your name, your choices for a remedy are very limited. You could conduct your own search on many of the internet data bases available to you and find out if an arrest warrant has been issued in your name. After that, you could show up at the court on your own and face immediate arrest.

The best course of action would be to find a lawyer who is experienced in handling these types of matters. They will be able to navigate through the judicial system and have your Georgia arrest warrant taken care of in the proper matter. You might be able to avoid jail time but you won’t be able to avoid going before the judge who issued the warrant in the first place.