Drug Crimes, Substance Abuse Possesion of marijuana louisiana?

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tuck817

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I got pulled over in Louisiana in 2006 and got charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. I was set up for court in 2007 and never appeared i live in Texas there is a bench warrant out for my arrest. My question is: Will Louisiana extradite me if i turn myself in in Texas?
 
Texas won't even arrest you, once they discover that LA won't extradite you. If you want to clear this up, you'll have to go back to LA. For something as petty as this, you'll have to go back the place you were arrested. With minor charges, most localities within the state won't arrest you if it's more than 25-50 miles away, either.
 
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so what will happen when i try to go get my licence renewed in texas?
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You can't renew a LA license in Texas.
You can turn a LA license into a Texas license, however.
Texas won't be concerned about a crappy MJ charge.
You'll eventually be driving with a Texas license obtained when you traded your LA license for a Texas one.
 
i ve never had a LA license only a Texas drivers license i called the sherriff of the town where i got the ticket and he said i wouldnt be able to get a license with a bench warrant out for my arrest is this true
 
tuck817 said:
i ve never had a LA license only a Texas drivers license i called the sherriff of the town where i got the ticket and he said i wouldnt be able to get a license with a bench warrant out for my arrest is this true
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You'll be able to renew your Texas license with no trouble.
If your LA offense was traffic related, that could get your Texas renewal denied.

I thought your LA offense was criminal, not traffic.
If it is criminal, it should have no impact on your Texas renewal.
A real easy way to find out, it to try renewing your license online.

Here's the link:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/index.htm
 
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That's what i was thinking but will the dps arrest me when they run the background check for warrants? I tried renewing it online but it has just recently came out of suspension so it would not let me.
 
tuck817 said:
That's what i was thinking but will the dps arrest me when they run the background check for warrants? I tried renewing it online but it has just recently came out of suspension so it would not let me.
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Unless you were arrested for possessing four or five kilos of weed, Texas won't care. You won't be extradited for a LA arrest that netted a couple of joints.
 
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