{"id":900,"date":"2017-10-16T20:18:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T20:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/?p=900"},"modified":"2017-10-23T00:56:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T00:56:26","slug":"how-to-find-out-if-someone-has-a-warrant-for-their-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/how-to-find-out-if-someone-has-a-warrant-for-their-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Out If Someone Has a Warrant For Their Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though you may think that people know when they have warrants out for their arrest, this isn\u2019t always the case. There are plenty of situations where people are oblivious to it. Fortunately, if you\u2019ve ever wondered <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/do-i-have-a-warrant-for-my-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cdo I have a warrant for my arrest,\u201d<\/a> you have several options available to look it up and check.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s not you that you\u2019re interested in running the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/free-arrest-warrants-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest warrant check<\/a> on but another person, the same methods can also help you find out if someone has a warrant. Here\u2019s how to check for warrants depending on how much information you have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Know the Person\u2019s Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good news if you know which area the person lives \u2013 this will make searching for any warrants easier and give you more options. Whether it\u2019s a bench warrant or another type of warrant, arrest warrants are typically <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/find-public-records-on-a-person-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public records<\/a>, which means you can track them down by searching the records of the area where the warrant would be issued.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that although you can look up warrants at the state, county and local levels, you can\u2019t look up federal warrants this way. If you suspect the warrant may be related to a federal crime, then you will need to contact the federal court clerk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few ways to look up warrants when you know the person\u2019s location.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government Sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just about every state, county and major city has a crime database online that you can use to search for warrants and other information in the public record. The simplest way to find this will typically be to search for the name of the area and the words \u201carrest warrants\u201d or \u201cwanted persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since every government site will have its own format, it\u2019s impossible to explain how to use all of them, but fortunately, they\u2019re all straightforward enough and easy to figure out. They usually allow searches using first and last names. They will also usually provide optional fields where you can enter more information about the person you\u2019re trying to look up, such as:<br \/>\n\u2022 Date of birth<br \/>\n\u2022 Aliases<br \/>\n\u2022 Ethnicity<\/p>\n<p>This can be helpful if the person has a very common first and last name that would otherwise return far too many results.<\/p>\n<p>Since these search methods are the quickest and easiest, you may want to try searching the sites for multiple areas around <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/find-out-where-someone-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">where the person you\u2019re looking up lives<\/a>. It\u2019s usually tough to be sure if a person has a warrant issued by the county or their local police department, unless you\u2019re familiar with the circumstances of the case.<\/p>\n<p>What if an area doesn\u2019t have an online warrant search? In that case, you\u2019ll need to get in touch with the police department.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calling the Court Clerk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have an idea of what court is handling the case, you can call the court clerk for warrant information. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/court-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look up the court online<\/a> to get its phone number and normal operating hours.<\/p>\n<p>This is what you would need to do with federal offenses, but you can also try it for other types of offenses. You\u2019ll need to give the court clerk the name of the person you\u2019re looking up and potentially their <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/birthday-lookup-find-someones-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">date of birth<\/a>. The case number also helps, should you have that.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few situations where the court clerk probably can\u2019t provide much case information, including cases involving:<br \/>\n\u2022 Juveniles<br \/>\n\u2022 Domestic violence<\/p>\n<p>The court attempts to protect people\u2019s privacy in certain situations, but you can usually still at least get information on outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Don\u2019t Know the Person\u2019s Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit trickier if you don\u2019t know where you\u2019re looking for the arrest warrant, but you still have options available. Here are two to try.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Crime Information Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) has a massive database of criminal justice information and records at every level, it\u2019s an excellent resource when looking for arrest warrants, even if all you have is a name.<\/p>\n<p>You can reach the operator by dialing the NCIC\u2019s number, which is 304-625-2000, between its phone hours, which are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Provide the operator with the name of the person you want to perform a warrant search for and they\u2019ll see if they can find anything.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Third-Party Arrest Warrant Check Websites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a quick search, you can find plenty of third-party sites that can <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perform arrest warrant searches for you<\/a>. Some of these require a location, but others do not. Although it\u2019s common for these sites to charge fees, there are also free options out there.<\/p>\n<p>These types of sites can be hit or miss, and you typically won\u2019t get as much information as you would have if you looked up an arrest warrant through a government website. However, some of these third-party sites work very well, and even if the information is limited, you may be able to use them to figure out what court issued a person\u2019s arrest warrant. After that, you can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/criminal-records-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime database<\/a> for that area to pull up more information on the person\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using the Information You Find<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will typically be information accompanying a warrant when you pull it up online, such as:<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/find-out-what-a-person-went-to-jail-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What the person was charged with<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Whether the charge is a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/how-to-find-out-if-someone-is-a-felon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">felony<\/a> or a misdemeanor<br \/>\n\u2022 The date the warrant was issued<br \/>\n\u2022 If bail is allowed<br \/>\n\u2022 How much bail is set at<\/p>\n<p>If you performed an arrest warrant search on yourself to see if you had any outstanding warrants, the details can give you more information about your situation. If you searched for another person that you wanted more information on, the details of the warrant can shed light on what that person is accused of.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, running a search for warrants can reveal useful information, and it\u2019s good to know how to look up warrants when necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though you may think that people know when they have warrants out for their arrest, this isn\u2019t always the case. There are plenty of situations where people are oblivious to it. Fortunately, if you\u2019ve ever wondered \u201cdo I have a warrant for my arrest,\u201d you have several options available to look it up and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":902,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900\/revisions\/902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freebackgroundcheck.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}