Bench Warrant
When you fail to appear for a court date after an arrest, the judge issues a bench warrant authorizing law enforcement officers to bring you into custody and detain you. Since you now have fugitive status, a bench warrant permits an officer to enter premises without a search warrant in an effort to find you. Bench warrants continue in effect until you are either arrested or the issuing court withdraws it.
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