Texas to Virginia

I recently moved to Texas from Virginia and a friend of mine (in Va) found out that there were two warrants for my arrest for Driving on a suspended licence and Failure to appear. I have two questions. One, can Texas detain me for the Va warrents? Two, Will this stop me from getting a valid licence in Texas? Thanks in advance.

Llamacake said:

One, can Texas detain me for the Va warrents?

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Probably not. Extradition radius' are not usually LONG ARM for non felonies.

Two, Will this stop me from getting a valid licence in Texas? Thanks in advance.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

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Unknown until you TRY.


In the meantime you can research the Driver's License compact.

If the two states in Q are reciprocal with each other, a suspension in one and a failure to answer it, may carry over into your new Home state?

Ok, great! So far so good. I have family there though. Will the two charges ever go away?

Llamacake said:

Will the two charges ever go away?

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Not unless Virginia, the jursidiction that issued them that is, rescinds the warrants.

Probably they will live on until the next life or until you answer them in VA.

BOR said:

Probably they will live on until the next life or until you answer them in VA.

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Hmm...Puts "Give me liberty, or give me death." into perspective, huh?

Since your license was suspended in VA (and you drove ANYWAY) , what makes you think you can get one in TX?

Oh... I'm sorry I thought this was freeavdvise.com not freeaskyourquestionandwewilljudgeyouforit.com.

Let me rephrase the question because clearly the first attempt was beyond you:

What makes you think you can get a license in Texas while you have suspended one in Virginia and drove with that suspended license?

DUS is a misdemeanor in Virginia. While extradition isn't likely, many have found that they will get detained if a records check shows an out of state warrant until the police determine if the state wants to come and get you. Of course if the commonwealth's attorney is willing to waive the possibility of jail time, they can just find you guilty in absentia and pile on even more fines.

As other's point out, in this day and age of computers, Texas will know your license is suspended and you'll not get one there. If you're caught driving there, you will be arrested. You're not getting a license anywhere until you square yourself with Virginia. A lawyer here can usually take care of it without an appearance.