Q: Will west virginia pick me up in maryland for a misdeamor warrant.
A: West Virginia can transmit the warrant to Maryland and request that it be served by MD law enforcement, but they cannot come here on their own. Unless the warrant is for a serious crime, many times the warrant is simply entered into the national database and as soon as you are stopped anywhere for anything, such as a moving violation, and the warrant pops up, you'll be arrested and held on the WVA warrant while WVA is notified and given the opportunity to come get you (either because you waive extradition and agree to allow them to take you, or after you get a hearing if you contesting extradition and the MD court determines that the warrant and the charge allow for your extradition). You do not state what the misdemeanor charge is, and without knowing that, it is difficult to give a more specific answer.
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