Arrest Warrants

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Arrest Warrants

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Active warrant – A warrant that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person.
Failure to Appear Warrant (FTA) – An order by a judge or other judicial authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person the state believes has not come to court for a scheduled hearing for a criminal matter, a motor vehicle matter, or an infraction.
Felony – Any crime for which a person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than one year.
Order to Incarcerate (OTI) – An order by a judge or other judicial authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to deliver a person to a state correctional facility because the person has not paid a fine or served a prison sentence, or both.
Paperless Arrest Warrant Network (PRAWN) – The Judicial Branch’s computer system for warrants maintained by the Judicial Branch. PRAWN does not include information from warrants requested by municipal and state law enforcement agencies.
Violation of Probation Warrant (VOP) – An order by a judge or other judicial authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person the state believes has not followed his or her conditions or requirements of probation.
Warrant - An order by a judge or other judicial authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person for an offense specified in the warrant.
Warrants Issued – Warrants issued by a judge or other judicial authority.
Warrants Served – A person has been arrested on the warrant.

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