Reader’s Question:

My sister has an outstanding DUI warrant here in Indiana which seems to be forgotten already by the authorities because it has been quite a while now since the arrest. She was able to post bail but she wasn’t able to appear in court. What happens to her outstanding DUI warrant? Would it be forgotten forever?

Gwen

Fort Wayne, IN

Generally, when a driver is arrested for DUI, he/she is able to post bail and get out of jail and later required to show up in court for a hearing on the DUI case. If the suspect fails to show up in court, a warrant for their arrest will be issued.

Many of these DUI warrants go unserved for a period of time, but keep in mind that they never go away. In the state of Indiana, there is no statute of limitations on a warrant. Eventually, your sister would still have to face the charges against her. Since she has skipped out on her DUI trial, she can assume that most likely there has been a warrant issued for her arrest.

DUI warrants are usually not immediately served as soon as they are issued because of limited police resources in many areas. DUI warrants are generally considered low priority. Just because the police did not come knocking on her door does not mean that it will be forgotten forever.