Q: How long can a jail hold a person for another county on a bench warrant for FTA charge due to a traffic violation?
The person has been held since Saturday with no other information provided to the family
A:
Generally, the arresting county is going to transport the person to the original county where the FTA occurred so they can appear in court. The county can hold the person up to 30 days before they transport them. If the warrant is from out of state, the county will not extradite them unless it is a felony.
In some situations, you can get bonds with FTA warrants, but usually you cannot. It depends on the facts and circumstances of the case, criminal records, and whether they are on probation.
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