eversphere
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Ohio
I have a somewhat complicated situation that I need advice on. I lived in Cleveland, Ohio about 10 years ago and ran with a bad crowd. Not only that, but I also seemed to collect traffic tickets. So I had community service assigned by the court in liew of fines, and never completed all of my community service. About two years after leaving Cleveland for Indiana, I was walking with friends at night when an officer ran my info and it came up with felony warrants in Cleveland. I was arrested and spent four days in county lockup while my parents negotiated with the County Prosecutor in Cleveland. I agreed to sign a statement about everything I knew about a particular person that I had seen a few times, and they 'would take care of everything'. I was released, and have not thought of other minor warrants that could be outstanding against me until I recently transferred to Columbus, Ohio with my job. To make matters worse, I have a suspended license in Indiana due to unpaid tickets (I know, some people never learn) and I was told by the license branch in Columbus that I need a letter from the state of my current license saying that I have a valid license. So I guess my questions boil down to this:
#1 Can I check to see if I have warrants in Cleveland/State of Ohio? And is it anonomous?
#2 Can I take the drivers test in Columbus and get an Ohio State drivers license without even bringing up the state I moved from over 6 months ago?
Any advice would be helpful at this point. I feel like if I try to get my current car legal in Columbus, then I might be arrested for fees and problems in my past. Not to mention throw in a divorce with the spouse and child in Indiana and the other spouse in Ohio... argh
Eversphere
I have a somewhat complicated situation that I need advice on. I lived in Cleveland, Ohio about 10 years ago and ran with a bad crowd. Not only that, but I also seemed to collect traffic tickets. So I had community service assigned by the court in liew of fines, and never completed all of my community service. About two years after leaving Cleveland for Indiana, I was walking with friends at night when an officer ran my info and it came up with felony warrants in Cleveland. I was arrested and spent four days in county lockup while my parents negotiated with the County Prosecutor in Cleveland. I agreed to sign a statement about everything I knew about a particular person that I had seen a few times, and they 'would take care of everything'. I was released, and have not thought of other minor warrants that could be outstanding against me until I recently transferred to Columbus, Ohio with my job. To make matters worse, I have a suspended license in Indiana due to unpaid tickets (I know, some people never learn) and I was told by the license branch in Columbus that I need a letter from the state of my current license saying that I have a valid license. So I guess my questions boil down to this:
#1 Can I check to see if I have warrants in Cleveland/State of Ohio? And is it anonomous?
#2 Can I take the drivers test in Columbus and get an Ohio State drivers license without even bringing up the state I moved from over 6 months ago?
Any advice would be helpful at this point. I feel like if I try to get my current car legal in Columbus, then I might be arrested for fees and problems in my past. Not to mention throw in a divorce with the spouse and child in Indiana and the other spouse in Ohio... argh
Eversphere