What charge would be filed if I do not comply with house arrest and leave the state?
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What charge would be filed if I do not comply with house arrest and leave the state?
I am on 2 year probation for DUI and DARP misdemeanor charges. I was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, if I leave the state I know they will put out a warrant for failure to comply with probation but wouldn’t they file escape charges for not complying with the house arrest? I heard that it would be a misdemeanor escape charge because the original charges are misdemeanors. I would leave before the ankle monitor would be hooked up.
Asked on March 16, 2011 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
No attorney in their right mind is going to advise you in any way, shape or form NOT to comply with the court order or the house arrest and to give you any advice on escaping. SO forget about writing to any of these legal sites where actual attorneys provide answers to you. They will not take the risk with their license. I would strongly suggest that you complete the requirements of your sentencing and get this all behind you. If you attempt to do what you intend in your writing here you will end up running from the law and looking over your shoulder the rest of your life OR become a repeat offender in the system. Stand up and face the music.
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