>>9526729 (LB)
Lawfag here. you are wrong. Here, read it yourself. If it is DISMISSED it is null and void after six months, but sealed indictments can last for years.
>>9526729 (LB)
Lawfag here you are wrong. Here, read it yourself. If it is DISMISSED it is null and void after six months, but sealed indictments can last for years. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3289
You unseal it when you go to arrest the person. The person does not know there is an indictment against him/her because it is sealed. If they knew about it, they might run. Once it is opened, you arrest immediately.