If I Fail to Appear for a DUI Case in Ohio Will the Case Eventually Be Dismissed

[DUI1969]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio

[free9man]

Umm...NO. A warrant will be issued for your arrest for failure to appear. Your driver's license will be suspended or revoked making it virtually impossible to get a new license until cleared up. You will never know if a simple traffic stop for a minor violation will result in you being arrested and carted off to answer to the court. Getting a job will also prove difficult as a background check will alert a prospective employer.

Warrants never die...they remain active until you appear before the court or the court removes them for whatever reason.

[cyjeff]

It is worth noting that a warrant... which you were issued if you had a court date... stops the statute of limitations.

The warrant will hang around your neck until the day you die.

[janellelk]

LOL, NO.. a bench warrant can be issued, however, and you can be taken into custody and held until your court date.