If your bankruptcy has been filed can u be arrested for a car that the creditor doesn't want to take back?

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   Derek CaldwellPro

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   Answered December 21, 2012 14:19. In most circumstances one cannot be arrested for a past due debt. What kind of warrant was issued? What did they allege you did that violated a criminal law? Bankruptcy does not stop criminal prosecutions so if there is a pending criminal charge against you, then the bankruptcy will not stop the police from arresting you.

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   Gary Bollinger

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   Answered December 21, 2012 16:40. I doubt if GA would extradite you to FL for this warrant.

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   Mohammad Faruqui

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   Answered December 24, 2012 21:02. Was there really a "warrant" out for your arrest or did the debt collector illegally say to you that there is a warrant out for your arrest? If the latter is the case, then the debt collector may have violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and/or the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. Unfortunately, your question makes it very unclear what is really going on.

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   Answered December 22, 2012 16:53. You need to talk to an attorney.
   
   
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