GUWonder

For relatively minor moving violations, sounds like a major waste of money to extradite for such kind of traffic FTA. [The costs of locking up and transporting the person for such purposes makes perfect sense since the governmental budget and debt situations are to be disregarded. ]

Do NYS traffic FTAs or something else traffic violation related drop off after around 33 quarters or so? Some people talk about traffic violations and 8 year 3 month periods for something related to such.

Pesky Monkey

Since when is a red light cam offense a criminal offense in the U.S.? What state is this?

Ari

Failure to appear for a traffic ticket can still result in issuance of a warrant, even when the underlying charge isn't criminal. Different jurisdictions do it differently though many busy departments don't have time to arrest people for traffic FTAs.

The only way I can think of that a camera could generate a criminal charge is if it catches one speeding in excess of 30mph over the limit (20 or 25 in certain jurisdictions, Virginia being the most obnoxious).

RichardKenner

The bottom line for the OP is this: nobody can say for sure whether there will or won't be a problem when you reenter the US. If you don't want to risk being detained for a few days on your return, you need to take care of the problem well before you reenter (to give time for the records to be updated).

gobluetwo

This. What say you, OP?

Jrh0138

How about if you are Military on orders with an outstanding traffic warrant traveling internationally?

flyerCO

Wont be an issue, unless 1)you return via state it was issued in and 2)the warrant requires them to arrest you (not all do). Even then unless it was a state warrant or the city is nearby they won't.

Section 107

If, and that's a very big if, the warrant was to come to the attention of the admitting officer on your return to the US, AND if CBP was inclined to detain while ascertaining if the issuing authority desired extradition, AND the answer was yes, then it would still be highly unusual for CBP to detain a military member on orders for anything but serious crimes.

But if it got as far as the first two steps and CBP did not detain, you can be certain your chain of command will be informed of your situation....

GUWonder

Yes. Not that it is necessarily the end of the world -- or even of career progression -- if that happens.

mariael

Hello, I have a warrant for a ticket from a year ago which I missed court because i had to leave the country urgently but stupidly, never dealt with it.

**I am not a US citizen I was just a tourist**

I will be flying back to USA just to catch a flight back to Mexico i won't be there more than 7 hours.
Will I be stopped and arrested at the airport ?

Also, in my ticket they don't have my full name. I have two last names and they only used one and they have no record of my id/passport number. They only have half my name and my birth date. I will deal with this, i know this is horrible but I just don't have time right now and I need to get home.

I am already in contact with an attorney but my flight is very soon.

Thank you very much.

bhomburg

Most likely not. Especially if your port of entry into the US is not identical with the jurisdiction that issued the warrant.

Read this older thread discussing the same thing - post 12 sums your situation up nicely:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/pract...l#post19822032

GUWonder

Highly unlikely to be a problem unless you draw attention to it and have some really bad luck. Asssuming this is for something like a speeding ticket for going ten miles over the speed limit on a 65MPH road.

mariael

Thank you for your response.
It was for a speeding ticket.

I am honestly just trying to prepare for the worst, if they do in fact run my name, and the warrant is in the system.
Will it matter that my passport name is not the same as in the warrant ?
They never got my fingerprints or mugshot or anything.

Thanksss

GUWonder

For a substantial name mismatch, not likely to come up.

juliep

This

Agree, this is what happens in most, if not all, places. The main police agency that serves the area (could be local PD, Sheriff's, or State Police) will take them from specialty agencies, like ICE or FWS, and process them for extradition.