What is a copias warrant?

[patton]

Could you please explain what a copias warrant is?

[socrateaser]

>Could you please explain what a copias warrant is?

This was easy and I was near a computer...

The term "capias" is a Latin term meaning "that you take"; in this context it is used to "take the body" before the court. Another term often used is "body attachment." The capias is used in this instance to order law enforcement to arrest and bring the person before the court for failure to comply with certain court orders, including:
 
failure to appear (including witnesses, respondents in paternity or divorce actions), failure to pay financial obligations (fines, forfeitures, assessments, surcharges, and court costs, and any other type of financial obligation).

For financial obligations, the person arrested may be released with no further court appearances upon payment of the financial obligation.