Q: Is there a statute on failure to appear from 2008
Dui in 2008
A:
O.C.G.A. Section 17-7-90 covers bench warrants for failure to appear in court. It sounds like your case may have been pending since 2008, which is 11 years ago. You technically are a fugitive when you have a pending warrant and fail to appear. If you are driving and pulled over, most likely the officer will run your information and then arrest you when they see you have an outstanding warrant for failure to appear.
Ideally, the best course of action would be to get an attorney to try to work out the failure to appear and a deal for your DUI case so you do not have to spent time in jail.
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