Drug Crimes, Substance Abuse Ingestion charge while a minor

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jloliger

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I was 17 in South Dakota about 4 or 5 months ago and was in the car while one of my friends was pulled over. An officer found remnants of marijuana in a small container in my bookbag. I was not arrested because I told the officer that the container was a friend of mine's but they proceeded to take me to jail anyway. I was not read any rights or arrested but I did submit to a drug test that came back positive for marijuana. I left the state for Illinois about a month later and while I was gone my mom received a letter asking that I appear in court but failed to tell me while I was in Illinois. I've recently learned that my mother was arrested on my behalf or something like that. Can they extradict me back to South Dakota and will I have to serve jail time or just pay fines?
 
The only way to make that warrant go away is to appear in court. Having turned 18 doesn't make it go away... it only means that you will be booked at the county jail with the rest of the adults rather than the juvenile facility.
Make some calls and find out if the court allows walk-ins. You may be able to simply show up to court on a particular date and have the matter heard, or at least get yourself on the court calendar.
I highly doubt your mom was arrested for the reason you say.... that doesn't sound right at all... but maybe that is a Dakota thing.
 
in south dakota if your child receives a charge of any kind while theyre a minor youre held responsible for it somehow, im not sure exactly why my mom went to jail but she just got out and i still have to go to court there sometime. if im not financially able to make it back to south dakota what do you think the plan of action would be?
 
Strange ordeal. If the judge issues a warrent for your arrest then there will be no way to take care of that unless you turn yourself in. I doubt you would serve any jail time since you were a minor and it was a failed drug test(?)??? I agree with shawn if that happens then go take care of it. They will not come and get you but that warrent will always be hanging over your head if not. Good luck.
 
Also you dont want to go back to visit or something and get pulled or something then have to deal with it at a may be unconvienient time for you.
 
in south dakota if your child receives a charge of any kind while theyre a minor youre held responsible for it somehow, im not sure exactly why my mom went to jail but she just got out and i still have to go to court there sometime. if im not financially able to make it back to south dakota what do you think the plan of action would be?

If your mother is truly paying the consequences for something you did, then I suggest you find your way back home to deal with the mess. A bus ticket doesn't cost that much, and it is a small price to pay to save mom a lot of trouble.
 
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