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How long detained under an European Arrest Warrant in Italy

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 18/08/2026

How long detained under an European Arrest Warrant in Italy is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.

Provision: L. 69/2005, artt. 9, 11, 13, 17
Checked 18/08/2026.

What this page covers

Whether How long detained under an European Arrest Warrant in Italy ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.

Governing provision: L. 69/2005, artt. 9, 11, 13, 17

The questions that decide the outcome

  • What is actually happening
  • What you are facing in custodial terms
  • What to do now
  • How this differs from the US and the UK

What people ask us about this

  • How long can I be held under an EAW in Italy?

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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