I Have An Arrest Warrant In Colorado For A Dui Probation Violation. What Should I Do?
Posted by: Alan in Alcohol Counseling, tags: Arrest, Colorado, Have, Probation, Should, Violation., Warrant, What
I got in a misdemeanor DUI wreck in 2005 in Weld County, Colorado. I received some fines and was ordered 2 years probation with alcohol counseling and random breath tests. I paid all my fines but never showed up for the treatment. I am from Kansas and had just moved to Colorado when I got in my DUI wreck. No one was hurt, I was the only vehicle involved.
I moved back home to Kansas about a year and a half ago, and naively assumed that since I had paid my fines the court might not come after me. I now have a warrant for my arrest.
I need to know what I should do. I am thinking about taking a bus to Colorado and turning myself in, but I am completely broke and can’t afford an attorney. I am trying to join the military, which is why I’m looking into this now.
What will happen to me if I just go turn myself in? I was originally given 90 days in jail but they let me off on probation.
PLEASE HELP! Let me know what legal actions I should take, and what to expect. THANK YOU!!
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January 1st, 2010 at 7:08 am
Turn yourself in where you are now, stating the facts. I don’t know what will happen, but don’t offer to go there and make it easier for them. They will either try you where you are now or take you to colorado and try you there. You may just have a few days in jail and your probation would start over, but maybe longer.
January 1st, 2010 at 10:33 am
Straighten up and take the punishment you deserve,or it will be ALOT harder to get out of it later,if you always do the right thing it makes things work out in your favor(more often than not)-and just remember the civilian police are alot better to deal with than MP,s with automatic weapons!
January 1st, 2010 at 11:12 am
How long was your probation? Before you moved you should have reported to your probation officer. At that time they would have commuted you probation to KS. That is why there is a warrant for your arrest, you never completed the terms of your probation.
January 1st, 2010 at 4:35 pm
stay out of trouble so you won’t have to go to jail and be careful about the things you do.
January 1st, 2010 at 5:55 pm
turn yourself in
it will cost them money to keep you,instead of you paying them