Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Generally if you "turn yourself in" in association with charges being filed that counts as an arrest. Fingerprinting is a big hint that you have been arrested.
If you went downtown on your own, talked to a DA, convinced him the whole thing was stupid, and he dropped it that might not be an arrest.
I'm sure there are exceptions especially with all of the varying state laws, but it was the ISSUANCE of the warrant in the first place that made it an arrest as it was explained to me by the ADA that I asked this question of - - so it becomes a technicality even if the DA eventually dropped the charges.
The semantics can be a real pain here it seems!
USMCFLYR