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answered on Mar 18, 2012
You do not need to be arrested to be arraigned on criminal charges- you may be summonsed to court for certain charges. You aren't actually officially "charged" until the arraignment, so of course the person can be arraigned without having been charged first.
answered on Mar 6, 2012
Speeding is not a criminal offense, and would not be part of your criminal offender record information.
answered on Mar 6, 2012
Asking the court to order the entity holding someone (usually, the jail) to bring the person before the court.
answered on Mar 6, 2012
Yes. However, you will probably still be required to either report in person, or report by mail to your probation officer once a month.
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