United States bench warrant in the state of Florida for an Irish citizen?
Written by traveler on December 20th, 2010
A few summers ago i was arrested in miami for being drunk (no big deal here in Ireland but a different story in the US
Since i was flying home 3 days after my arrest i missed the court date and subsequently have a bench warrant, god i feel like a criminal.
Anyway i have not been able to deal with this till now as i have been studying for my finals for the last 3 years in Uni, but now i need some help:
1. can someone suggest how I deal with this from here in Ireland and
2. can I travel to any other states in the US as my rugby club is going to Chicago in March and it will be pretty embarrassing if I cannot go because this has not been resolved yet,
This is all really nothering me and a great pity as I love traveling to the states
Would love your help guys, particularly from anyone who knows the US system well,
Thanks in advance!!
Tags: Going To Chicago, Love, United State
4 Comments at "United States bench warrant in the state of Florida for an Irish citizen?"
1. You will need to call and hire a lawyer in Miami.
2. You will not be able to travel to other states in the US. Whenever and whereever you enter the US, they will see there is a bench warrant for you in FL. You will be arrested and sent to FL.
If there is a bench warrant, then you will probably be detained at the airport. You should contact an attorney in Florida.
I suggest you meet with an attorney (solicitor) at home in Ireland to begin with. He or she will have some knowledge about such matters and may be able to assist, possibly by “associating” with (working with) a Florida attorney. Take every scrap of paper you have about the incident when you meet with the attorney!
By the way, if the charge was simply for “public intoxication” and not for “driving while intoxicated”, it will be a simpler matter. The big problem, of course, is that you didn’t take care of the matter when it happened — courts are not at all pleased when people ignor their court dates!
Best of luck!
If you travel to anywhere in the U.S., you can be arrested an extradited (transported against your will) to Florida. However, although this is legally possible, I am not sure if Florida would want to pay the cost of interstate prisoner transportation for a public drunkenness case.
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