Ncic

[shopgirl57]

What is the name of your state?Montana Does a warrant have to be updated in the NCIC every so often, or does it just stay there till the subject is caught? or turns themselves in? Carl would like your answer please, Thank You

[fedcop110]

In VA, every month the agency that enters the warrant into the NCIC gets a report from the state police informing the agency which entries to verify. If the agency inputs 6000 entries (including wanted persons) they may recieve notice to verify 200-300 entries every month. All that the agency does is check with the investigating officer/case files and makes sure that the suspect has not been served with the warrant. If the warrant has not been served, the warrant will remain in the NCIC. If the warrant has been served, the entry will be canceled. This applies to all entries (i.e. stolen property, wanted persons, etc.) Hope this helps.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by shopgirl57

What is the name of your state?Montana Does a warrant have to be updated in the NCIC every so often, or does it just stay there till the subject is caught? or turns themselves in? Carl would like your answer please, Thank You

NCIC policy requires periodic updates as Fedcop mentioned. If no response is received to continue the warrant, the warrant may be purged from NCIC though still active.

I would have to review my NCIC manuals to get the definitive answer, but in general, a warrant will remain until served or withdrawn by the issuing agency.

- Carl

Originally Posted by shopgirl57

What is the name of your state?Montana Does a warrant have to be updated in the NCIC every so often, or does it just stay there till the subject is caught? or turns themselves in? Carl would like your answer please, Thank You

Standard answer on statute of limitations:

The statutes on limitations is, among other things, a statute telling the government how long it has to file a criminal charge. It stops running the day the charge is filed.

This is not a game of tag where, if you can keep from getting caught, you are home free.

Some states and jurisdictions will pull old warrants after awhile; some states and jurisdictions keep warrants active forever.

My best advice: surrender.

[shopgirl57]

Ty Carl The information was helpful, I looked on the internet about this and there was not much information.