How can I find out if there’s an arrest warrant for me in Thailand without visiting a police station?

Oct 27, 2021
3 years ago
Santi **********
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Just wondering what would be the way for me to find out if I had an arrest warrant in Thailand... Without going into a police station
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The question revolves around the process of finding out whether there is an arrest warrant for someone in Thailand without directly attending a police station. Various suggestions are made by commenters, including walking into a police station and checking with immigration officials. Some humorously suggest bribing a friendly police officer, while others recommend contacting a lawyer or even the embassy for assistance. Overall, there's a strong emphasis on caution and the importance of legal advice when dealing with potential warrant issues.
Carsten *********
Post a question about it on FB
David ********
As we used to say when I served as a Mormon missionary: repent or die.
A-I-*****
We do background and criminal history checks.
Nick ****************
90 day report is good. If you try online and it says contact office then maybe,

Don't worry too much they will want to hear your side of the story first before they actually arrest you so it may just be an order to attend and hear charges.
ประเทือง **********
Okay so.Why don't you leave us your contact information?
Santi **********
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Just finished speaking to the Canadian embassy and they advised me to either a get a lawyer or be just book a flight and head to the airport they didn't feel that it was anything serious and they also strongly recommended to stay away from the police station 🤷🏾‍♂️
Greg ********
@Santi *********
I think you will be fine. Good luck
Tony ******
Get a lawyer fast
Stephenie **********
You trusted the Indian guy 😆 🤣
Bob *******
Ow that you put it on Facebook it shouldn’t take long
Oor ********
grow some testicles and go in to the nearest police station.
Nick *******
Don't come Thailand. We got enough foreign criminals hiding over here already 😡
Frédéric ******************
Филипп **********
Mike *******
So I guess the Indian is off your Christmas card list!!
Ronald *****
You yourself sure know if you have committed any crime, why check
Martin ********
@Ronald ****
Well, guess he "fixed" it but wants to know if it was really fixed.
Jason *****
Give me your photo, particulars and transfer
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baht to me. I go to the police station to ask 😅
Kev **********
As long as they held ther breath while u strangled them you will be ok .

That’s common knowledge in Thailand just ask jo Ferrari
Luka *****
Talk to a LAWYER. NEVER take legal advice from online strangers.
Didrik *********
Contact a lawyer in thailand, they will check it for you.
Gareth *******
Tourist police, probably your best bet.
Martin *********
Hit a policeman
Santi **********
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Martin *********
@Santi *********
yeah kick one of those as well
Mike *******
What kind of stupid question is this. My guess is he slept with a underage girl and she tried to blackmail him, so he ran. Now he doesn't know if she ever did.
Carlos *********
Talk to a lawyer, it's usually free to talk.No one here is qualified to give legal advise!
Santi **********
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@Mike ******
What happened was I was driving with another Foreigner on a motorbike I was driving the motorbike in Phuket and a dog right onto the road suddenly and we hit the dog my friend injured his leg and ended up in the hospital... he asked me if there was any insurance that the motorbike rental company to provide so I asked them and they said in order to do so that he would have to say that he was the driver to get the insurance he agreed gave me his passports and I went with the motorbike company to make a police... Both passports were photocopied and entered in the statements... Then in the end he finds out that the insurance would only cover in 30,000 out of the 80,000 baht told me that I should pay the remainder of the bill because I was the driver and from Canada and I should have the money... (He's from India) At this point I already had a plate book back to come Bangkok within that week and then he got a friend involved who has a police officer friend and said that if we went to the police station there would be a way to fix everything... I ended up going into the police station... the police threatened to charge me for dangerous driving ordered me to pay remainder of his bill and $10,000 baht to the officer to make everything go away... I ended up leaving the police station packing up my stuff which was already half ready and heading back to Bangkok the next day which I had a ticket book for a week... Now I'm here in Bangkok and planning on heading out in the next two weeks and just wondering what's the best thing I should do
Andy ********
@Santi *********
as
@Luka ****
stated please don't take legal advice from a Facebook group. None of us know what has or hasn't happened so far as arrest warrents. You have interacted with the police and they have your passport details.

Go and get yourself a Lawyer and take proper advice.

Good luck.
Maxim ***********
@Santi *********
There is no chance that you have a warrant in your name given the story you just told us.
Tobie *****
@Santi *********
Youre absolutely fine if this story is true. Dont worry
Anthony ********
@Santi *********
speaking to a thai friend of mine who owns a motorcycle hire company. How did you rack up a bill of
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baht? Yes the company will pay
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maximum. It's got nothing to do with the police and you should not engage with them. You should certainly not pay them any money! Don't worry about who was the driver because anyone on the motorcycle is insured. The accident was because of a dog not dangerous driving. I can guarantee the police don't have a warrant for your arrest.
Garrett ***********
@Sa***
You're fine. Almost 0 chance the Indian guy pressed charges, that wouldn't even be a criminal issue, it's civil.
Stuart **********
You'd know!
Santi **********
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What happened was I was driving with another Foreigner on a motorbike I was driving the motorbike in Phuket and a dog right onto the road suddenly and we hit the dog my friend injured his leg and ended up in the hospital... he asked me if there was any insurance that the motorbike rental company to provide so I asked them and they said in order to do so that he would have to say that he was the driver to get the insurance he agreed gave me his passports and I went with the motorbike company to make a police... Both passports were photocopied and entered in the statements... Then in the end he finds out that the insurance would only cover in 30,000 out of the 80,000 baht told me that I should pay the remainder of the bill because I was the driver and from Canada and I should have the money... (He's from India) At this point I already had a plate book back to come Bangkok within that week and then he got a friend involved who has a police officer friend and said that if we went to the police station there would be a way to fix everything... I ended up going into the police station... the police threatened to charge me for dangerous driving ordered me to pay remainder of his bill and $10,000 baht to the officer to make everything go away... I ended up leaving the police station packing up my stuff which was already half ready and heading back to Bangkok the next day which I had a ticket book for a week... Now I'm here in Bangkok and planning on heading out in the next two weeks and just wondering what's the best thing I should do
Michael ********
@Santi *********
was the bike rented in your name ?
Michael ********
@Santi *********
I would contact your embassy, they have your passport details it could be a problem leaving country.
David ********
@Michael *******
The best advice is contact your embassy to explain the situation and what happened when you tried to resolve the matter at a police station.

If a formal complaint has been made with the police, it will show up when you try to exit the country and the immigration police aren't especially renowned for their sympathy.

If the bike was rented in his name and he claimed to be the driver, it should be simpler to resolve. But as experience has already proved, it's better to have somebody in a stronger official capacity to resolve the matter with you in Thailand because the police are always looking for tea money.

You may end up paying the remainder of the bill if you need to dispose of the matter quickly because resolving a disputed payment through the courts can be a long and drawn out procedure
Michael ********
David Hattan why you telling me i never asked for the advice
Loretta *******
Well putting a possibility out there ...(on media)....just might get you a knock on your door!
Will ************
Don’t worry your fingerprints at immigration will link you to it
Mario **********
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Frédéric ******************
If you have one, you will be arrested when going out of the country or requesting extension of stay anyway. So better check now and demonstrate you're repented guy if there is any warrant. Thai police love surrendering people.
Marc ********
Trust me you would know🤣
Santi **********
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@Marc *******
What happened was I was driving with another Foreigner on a motorbike I was driving the motorbike in Phuket and a dog right onto the road suddenly and we hit the dog my friend injured his leg and ended up in the hospital... he asked me if there was any insurance that the motorbike rental company to provide so I asked them and they said in order to do so that he would have to say that he was the driver to get the insurance he agreed gave me his passports and I went with the motorbike company to make a police... Both passports were photocopied and entered in the statements... Then in the end he finds out that the insurance would only cover in 30,000 out of the 80,000 baht told me that I should pay the remainder of the bill because I was the driver and from Canada and I should have the money... (He's from India) At this point I already had a plate book back to come Bangkok within that week and then he got a friend involved who has a police officer friend and said that if we went to the police station there would be a way to fix everything... I ended up going into the police station... the police threatened to charge me for dangerous driving ordered me to pay remainder of his bill and $10,000 baht to the officer to make everything go away... I ended up leaving the police station packing up my stuff which was already half ready and heading back to Bangkok the next day which I had a ticket book for a week... Now I'm here in Bangkok and planning on heading out in the next two weeks and just wondering what's the best thing I should do
Marc ********
@Santi *********
good question. What corrupt cops will do is the question. Officially your indian friend is responsible for his hospital bill I am sure.

You would find out at the airport when they scan your passport
Greg ********
@Marc *******
Found it
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31/police-nab-wanted-us-national
Marc ********
@Greg *******
I guess if you never go to airport or cross borders anymore you can hide out for a while
Greg ********
@Marc *******
Getting out of the country is usually not an issue. Very porous borders. Look at the Brit kickboxer who killed the American marine in Phuket. Into Cambodia, flew through Singapore to London. Doubt Thailand would ever have requested extradition but USA authorities rightly kept on the case. Doing life sentence in Thailand now
Marc ********
@Greg *******
But he wanted to stay in Thailand I guess
Greg ********
@Marc *******
I reckon in this case he had ran out of tea money so they nabbed him before it was too late. Thai police can get monetary awards in certain cases such as value of drugs or illegal luxury cars
Marc ********
@Greg *******
Yeah I guess leaving Thailand by land is not necessary the problem. I don't think the cambodian immigration is really checking the exit stamp from Thailand.
Greg ********
@Marc *******
Most who go that route do not get stamped into Cambodia either. Remember 4 years ago one boiler room guy had another shot in Pattaya? The guy who ordered it was caught in Cambodia. Arrested for entering Cambodia illegally. Served sentence in Cambodia for that. Has never faced charges in Thailand and Thailand never requested him back
Greg ********
@Marc *******
See that guy in Hua Hin arrested last week? They waited until right at the end of statute of limitations to arrest him. Been roaming around thinking he was free for years
Garrett ***********
A warrent for what? A criminal matter or immigartion matter?
Frédéric ******************
Brett *********
@Frédéric ****************
if it isn't in Thai language it doesn't apply to Thailand. Are you new to Thailand?
Frédéric ******************
@Brett ********
That's the explanation of Thai law from a Thai lawyer company working with expat clients.
Brett *********
@Frédéric ****************
I am sorry for my earlier stupid remark. My experience in Thailand is that the "letter of the law" doesn't always apply and these things are "fluid". But, you are correct. That is the law.
Brett *********
George ********
Immigration could probably check for you. Drop by, give them your passport and ask if everything is cool.
Rei ***********
Did you raped someone?
Greg ********
@Tito ****
Jump right in there with a two footed tackle. 😇🤣🤣😂
Chris *******
Lol 😂
Duncanc **********
hahahahahaha

Chicken Dinner!
Peter *********
You know if you have done anything wrong yes or no so easy to solve. Lol 😆
Brett *********
How long have you been in Thailand? Where I live I drink with police. All you need to do is find a friendly young policeman and give him 500 baht to enquire. If it comes back bad, have 20,000 baht ready. Problem solved.
Santi **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
What happened was I was driving with another Foreigner on a motorbike I was driving the motorbike in Phuket and a dog right onto the road suddenly and we hit the dog my friend injured his leg and ended up in the hospital... he asked me if there was any insurance that the motorbike rental company to provide so I asked them and they said in order to do so that he would have to say that he was the driver to get the insurance he agreed gave me his passports and I went with the motorbike company to make a police... Both passports were photocopied and entered in the statements... Then in the end he finds out that the insurance would only cover in 30,000 out of the 80,000 baht told me that I should pay the remainder of the bill because I was the driver and from Canada and I should have the money... (He's from India) At this point I already had a plate book back to come Bangkok within that week and then he got a friend involved who has a police officer friend and said that if we went to the police station there would be a way to fix everything... I ended up going into the police station... the police threatened to charge me for dangerous driving ordered me to pay remainder of his bill and $10,000 baht to the officer to make everything go away... I ended up leaving the police station packing up my stuff which was already half ready and heading back to Bangkok the next day which I had a ticket book for a week... Now I'm here in Bangkok and planning on heading out in the next two weeks and just wondering what's the best thing I should do
Brett *********
@Santi *********
if you had a problem. You would be in handcuffs or jail by now. They know where you are if they want to find you.
Greg ********
@Santi *********
This is just my personal opinion and in no way constitutes advice. You will not have a warrant out for you for that.
Santi **********
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@Greg *******
That's others tell me I'm just ultra paranoid and I really feel that the police were trying to muscle me and this just went way out of proportion
Greg ********
@Santi *********
Exactly. They will have moved onto the next victim before you had left the country last time.
Brett *********
@Devrim *****
I am not in disagreement with you. But it really depends on where you are and who you know if the crime isn't serious.
Devrim ******
@Brett ********
false information. If a police officer enters a criminal's passport number and sees that there is a warrant for his arrest, they will have to arrest the criminal. If he does not arrest, it means that he has released the criminal, and he may lose his job.
Brett *********
@Devrim *****
it really does depend on how serious the crime is. For instance if it is a crime against a child, a significant robbery, large volume drugs, or a murder there is no quarter given.
David ********
@Brett ********
It depends on the severity of the crime countered against the ability to pay and/or provide influence.
Brett *********
David Hattan absolutely.
Devrim ******
Brett *********
@Devrim *****
how long have you lived in Thailand? The "letter of the law" is a flexible boundary in my experience. Of course there are police that follow the letter of the law, but it often depends on the seriousness of crime, surrender, apology, asking for forgiveness and financial compensation as settlement outside of court.
Devrim ******
@Brett ********
I'm not saying they don't do illegal business or take bribes. I'm talking about what they can't do even if they wanted to. If you find a police chief, that's another job.
David ********
@Devrim *****
we are taking about Thai police here
Devrim ******
David Hattan don't think the Thais are that stupid
Brett *********
@Devrim *****
correct. If you keep track of the speed at which arrests are made here it constantly amazes me how well they respond to serious crime. Even Ferrari Joe knew he wouldn't last long in the "wild"
David ********
@Devrim *****
it's called "tea money"
Devrim ******
Maybe they also have a general information robbing device. An ordinary policeman cannot see if there is an arrest warrant without using it.
Greg ********
@Brett ********
Depending on the amount involved he might be worth a lot more than 20k to that policeman???
Brett *********
@Greg *******
yeah, I have a Thai mate out on bail for a triple shooting. 6 shots, 2 dead, one critical. He has been out on bail for a year. The victims were known to police and he really did the police a favour but still cost him dearly.
Brett *********
@Greg *******
the young ones are cheap.
Greg ********
@Brett ********
The recent suffocating guy was only 30 lol 😊
Frédéric ******************
@Greg *******
the recent suffocating guys was wealthy.
Greg ********
@Frédéric ****************
Of course but he was young too
David *********
Greg ********
Contact a lawyer and have them inquire for you. Will cost you a fee but might be worth it depending on potential charges. 😇😂
Michael ********
@Greg *******
best and most logical answer
Greg ********
@Michael *******
I do not know if I would trust lawyer client confidentiality though 😇
Michael ********
@Greg *******
not after the suffocating incident. But actually i got good lawyer here friend of my wife since there uni days.
David ********
@Greg *******
A lawyer wouldn't have access to computer files and the police aren't obliged to provide information.
Greg ********
David Hattan A good lawyer with contacts will have the means to get the info required.
David ********
@Greg *******
a good lawyer with contacts that is willing to do this for money can't be trusted. What is to stop him from to talking to the police, discovering he is wanted and cut a deal with the police to extort more money?
Greg ********
David Hattan Exactly. It is always going to be a risk on however he approaches this.
Greg ********
It used to be advised apply for a visa at an Embassy and if refused you know there is a black mark. I would not try that personally 😇😅
Greg ********
Contacting a good reputable one might be costly. Company I work for just paid 10k USD for a letter relating to employment 😇
Mitch **********
The computer systems are too busy to make any matches of information 🤷🏻‍♂️
Brett *********
@Mitch *********
immigration has the info. Believe me. They know every record of you in Thailand that can connect you to your passport number. The only way they don't is if you haven't had your passport number attached to your police record, been fingerprinted or biometric scanned.
Bobby ********
David ********
Go into a police station, any station will do. Hand over your passport and ask them to see if they can find you on their computer.
Brett *********
Snap
Brett *********
David Hattan i just saw this 555
Brett *********
Walk in to a police station and hand them your passport....sure to get the heart pumping.
Santi **********
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@Brett ********
without going in to the police station
Brett *********
@Santi *********
ok, try to leave the country...hand your passport to immigration. Their computers are linked.
David ********
@Brett ********
We have the same solution 😋
Brett *********
David Hattan definitely answers the question.
Carl ***********
watching this one 555
Michael ********
Oh got to watch this 🤣🤣🤣
Matt *********
Fk...seriously?why does everyone find this corruption funny?😂i know everyone is corrupt..but fk..😁think will bring wife to uk ..or just buy a new one 😉
Mark ******
@Michael *******
get the beer and popcorn in
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