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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 16:30:34+00:00

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In Polk County, FL, you can search for an outstanding warrant on the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) website or on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) website.
Some types of newly issued arrest warrants in Polk County will not appear on the website for several weeks while officers attempt to serve the warrant (sometimes called the “pocket warrant”).
If you have a warrant for your arrest pending in Polk County, FL, then contact an experienced criminal defense attorney at the Sammis Law Firm. We represent clients in the courtrooms throughout Polk County, including at the main courthouse in Bartow and at the secondary courthouse in Winter Haven.
If you arrest warrant is a capias issued after a failure to appear in court, your attorney may be able to file a motion to quash or set aside the capias so that you do not need to go back into custody. Being arrested on a warrant means that you will be booked into the jail and a mugshot will be taken.
Don’t make a statement about the facts of your case until after you have retained an attorney. Our criminal defense lawyers can represent you on the outstanding warrant and at the first appearance hearing in court.
During that advisory hearing for the first appearance, we can explain to the court all of the reason that you should be released on your own recognizance (ROR) or with the most reasonable pre-trial release conditions possible.
an extradition fugitive warrant (Governor’s warrant) to hold you while you are awaiting be transported to another state.
We can also represent you at the first appearance hearing at the courthouse in Bartow, FL, when the judge will review the bond status on the new charge or any offense for which the person is already out on bond.
With offices conveniently located in downtown Tampa, we fight cases throughout the greater Tampa Bay area including in Polk County, FL. Contact us to discuss your case.
If a warrant was issued for your arrest, an attorney can help you determine the best way to bond out on the warrant. In Polk County, an administrative order sets out the Uniform Bond Schedule.
The uniform schedule is necessary to provide for the more equal treatment of all felonies, misdemeanors, county ordinance violations, or municipal ordinance violations.
to affect the eligibility of release of detainees pursuant to the authority granted to Pre-Trial Services.
Capital Felony (CF) – None.
Second Degree Misdemeanor (M2) – 60 days county jail and/or $500.00 Fine.
Attempting or conspiring to commit any of the crimes listed above, as defined in §777.04, Florida Statutes.
The court must also consider provisions of the “Anti-Murder Act” in §903.0351, pursuant to §948.06(8)(c)(1) – (19) for any Violent Felony Offenders of Special Concern (VFOSC).
Lewd or Lascivious offense upon or in the presence of an elderly or disabled person or attempted lewd or lascivious offense upon or in the presence of an elderly or disabled person under §825.1025, Florida Statutes. See §948.06(8)(c)(7), Florida Statutes.
Sexual performance by a child or attempted sexual performance by a child under § 827.071, Florida Statutes. See §948.06(8)(c)(8), Florida Statutes.
Selling or buying of minors under §847.0145, Florida Statutes. See §948.06(8)(c)(9), Florida Statutes.
Poisoning food or water under §859.01, Florida Statutes. See §948.08(c)(10), Florida Statutes.
Abuse of a dead human body under §872.06, Florida Statutes. See §948.06(8)(c)(11), Florida Statutes.
Treason under §876.32, Florida Statutes. See §948.06(8)(c)(18), Florida Statutes.
Any alleged offenders charged with committing offenses designated as “Dangerous Crimes” will be held without bond until the first appearance hearing (FAH).
DUI Manslaughter, as defined in §316.193(3)(c)(3)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes.
Alleged offenders charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), pursuant to §316.193, Florida Statutes, who have one or more prior convictions for DUI, shall be held without bond until FAH.
anyone charged with Stalking, Assault, Battery, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another who is or was residing at the same dwelling unit, shall be held without bond until FAH, at which time a reasonable bond shall be set at the discretion of the presiding FAH judge.
Any person charged with a crime in violation of Chapter 874, Florida Statutes, (Criminal Gang Prevention Act), or any person charged with a crime that is alleged to be subject to enhanced punishment under Chapter 874, Florida Statutes, shall not be eligible for release on bail or surety bond until the first appearance hearing (FAH), pursuant to §903.046(2((l), Florida Statutes.
Any person, out on bond or other form of Pre-Trial Release for a criminal offense, who has been arrested for committing a new offense within the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Polk County, FL, while out on bond or other form of Pre-Trial release, shall be held without bond on the new offense until the First Appearance Hearing (FAH).
At the First Appearance Hearing in Polk County, the FAH judge is required to review the bond status on the new charge and review the status on the offense for which the person is already out on bond or other form of Pre-Trial Release, to see whether the person must be held without bond on the original charge only, pursuant to Florida Statute §903.0471, based on probable cause that the arrested person has committed a new law violation.
Under Administrative Order 2-48.0, the court will automatically revoke pre-trial release (PTR) status after a failure to appear. Keep in mind that it is a condition of Pretrial Release (PTR) is that the Defendant appears at subsequent court hearings.
The courts created this automatic procedure because the court considered it to be desirable to streamline the process whereby defendants who fail to meet that condition of PTR are revoked from PTR status.
For this reason, when a defendant who has been released on PTR fails to appear at any subsequent court hearing and where the judge thereafter issues a capias for the defendant, it shall be automatic that the defendant’s PTR status be REVOKED.
At the time the PTR is revoked, the courtroom clerk will note the revocation of pre-trial release on the “snap-out” form so that proper notification can be given to the appropriate parties.
Any person booked into any jail in Polk County on a new offense, (one committed after being placed on Probation or Community Control), shall be held without bond on that new offense until FAH if it is determined that the person is on active Probation or Community Control. Pre-Trial Services shall assist in making this determination.
Polk Criminal Misdemeanor and Felony Cases – Visit the clerk of court website to find the docket for felony and misdemeanor cases. You can search for the criminal case by name or case number in order to find the docket. From the docket, you can find the charges pending, pleadings filed in the case, whether a warrant has been issued for a failure to appear, and other details about the pending case.
Polk County Jail and Warrant Inquiry – Visit the website of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office with Sheriff Grady Judd, to search for jail information, a list of current inmates, and a list of outstanding warrants. Find out more about an extradition warrant, fugitive warrant, bench warrant, arrest warrant, or capias issued in any criminal case in Bartow, Polk County, FL.
Polk County Sheriff’s Warrant of the Day Post – Visit the facebook page for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to find posts called the Warrant of the Day in which the sheriff highlights one person’s case with an outstanding warrant to ask the public to help find them. The posts used the hashtag #WarrantoftheDay.
Finding a Warrant in Lakeland in Polk County, FL – Visit the website of the Lakeland Police Department to find out more about finding a warrant through records maintained by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Find information about how to file a public record request, find jail inmate information, and ordering a traffic crash report.

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