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State to state air travel with a bench warrant?

By admin on February 20, 2011

I live in Iowa. I was in Kansas in February and got pulled over. I didn’t realize my license had been suspended yet. I got a driving while suspended and a no insurance ticket. I couldn’t make the court date because I had no one to drive me 6 hrs to KS to make it to court. I missed my court date. I could possibly have a failure to appear bench warrant. I am going to NY in a few weeks to visit a sick friend. He paid for my ticket out there. I am flying out of Iowa. I was wondering if I have a warrant what are the chances I’ll get stopped at the airport?

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4 responses to “State to state air travel with a bench warrant?”

  1. Gerald J
    Gerald J
    February 20, 2011 at 10:11 am |

    I think the chances of you getting arrested are slim to none. The airlines don’t check for warrants and unless you do something that leads to the TSA doing a background check on you, they shouldn’t have any other reason to check your background or arrest you.

    Just make sure you’re not carrying anything restricted or prohibited and have a valid government issued id. I can’t say for certain, but I think you’ll be ok.

  2. Fixer
    Fixer
    February 20, 2011 at 10:27 am |

    Gerald is basically correct. The TSA “background check” is limited to identifying individuals that pose a potential threat to aviation. The Kansas court would have to notify local law enforcment in Iowa, who would then have to arrest you. An FTA bench warrant for a minor offense isn’t worth the hassle for the courts and the police. They won’t take the time to arrest you and transport you back to Kansas for something like this.

  3. gromit801
    gromit801
    February 20, 2011 at 10:28 am |

    Just remember that airports are now swarming with cops, and they DO look for bail skippers and such.

    Just take care of the thing.

  4. grumpy geezer
    grumpy geezer
    February 20, 2011 at 10:40 am |

    This is a non issue. You’re not gonna get stopped at the airport. The airline and TSA won’t even know.
    (The way things stand now, at least)

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