How many days does my mom have to serve in jail for her warrant she had

A warrant permits the court to keep a person in jail until the case is resolved, to make sure they appear for all court hearings. But a person for a minor crime like driving while suspended usually can go to court voluntarily and ask that the warrant be quashed (removed) and get a new court date to come to court. If she has a history of not appearing in court when she is supposed to, she might need to post bail to promise she will come to court the next time. She can get a lawyer to help her quash the warrant, and should appear in court with a lawyer. The law permits up to a year in jail for this offense. But DWLS 3 rarely results in actually serving jail time unless the person has repeatedly committed driving offenses. The best option is to get her license reinstated and get some insurance so her license is no longer suspended.

The maximum jail term for DWLS 3 is 90 days. The amount of jail actually imposed, however, depends upon a number of factors in cluding prior criminal/driving history and whether she has reinstated her license. With minimal criminal history, it is unlikely the court would impose any jail at all. If this is a first offense, she may likely avoid a criminal conviction all together. It would be important for your mother to notify the court and make efforts to quash the warrant as soon as possible. If she gets pulled over by the police, she may very well get arrested and jailed needlessly.

RCW 46.20.342 (1)(c) defines the misdemeanor offense of driving while license suspended or revoked in the third degree. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.20.342. State v. Holmes, 129 Wn. App. 24 (2005). http://www.mrsc.org/wa/courts/index_dtSearch.html. Judges have quite a bit of discretion in sentencing. The range of permissible sentences depends on the seriousness of the crime and the prior offenses of the defendant. It is rare for a court to impose jail time for a first offense of DWLS 3. [In accordance with the community guidelines of , this is not "legal advice", nor does it form an attorney-client relationship.]