warrant.guru

Free public-information guide

Think you might have a warrant? Start with your state.

Most states have no single website where you can search your own warrant. warrant.guru shows what actually exists in each of the 50 states and DC — and the exact way to find out through the court or sheriff.

No account. Nothing stored. We point you straight to official court and law-enforcement sources — you do the checking with them.

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Statewide online search
21
Some counties only
20
No online search

How checking actually works

There is no national “warrant lookup.” Here’s what there is.

A warrant is an order signed by a judge — usually because someone missed a court date (a bench warrant) or because police showed a judge probable cause (an arrest warrant). Courts issue them; sheriffs hold and serve them. Both keep the records.

  1. 01 · Origin

    Warrants come from courts

    A judge signs the warrant in the specific court where your case or citation lives — a municipal, district, county, or circuit court.

  2. 02 · Custody

    Sheriffs hold and serve them

    Once issued, a warrant is entered into law-enforcement systems and the county sheriff can act on it during any police contact.

  3. 03 · Finding out

    You ask the source

    A few states and counties post an online search. Everywhere else, you confirm by name and date of birth with the issuing court clerk or the sheriff’s records line.

50 states + DC

Pick your state

Each page says plainly whether an online search exists there, then walks through how to find out. Michigan and Ohio go county-deep.

51 states

Built to be trusted

Sourced, dated, and honest about the limits

Every state page cites the official government pages it draws from and shows when it was last verified. When a state’s only honest answer is “there’s no online search,” we say so — and tell you exactly who to call instead.

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