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Warrant Lookup
Warrant Lookup
Check if you or your loved ones have any outstanding police warrants.
Check if you or your loved ones have any outstanding police warrants.
Did you know that hundreds of thousands of Americans actually have open arrest warrants for committing minor crimes, such as not paying a traffic ticket, forgetting to renew licenses, and more? In fact, based on warrant data supplied by 27 states, we know that there are over 1.2 million open arrest warrants for minor offenses.
And it's better to be safe than sorry.
And it's better to be safe than sorry.
Because warrants are more common than most people may think, there's a high chance that you or your loved one may have a warrant without knowing it. Checking to see if you have any warrants for minor incidents and resolving the issue as soon as possible could make the difference between just paying a fee and jail time.
How can you check outstanding warrants?
How can you check outstanding warrants?
There are three main ways you can check for outstanding warrants:
There are three main ways you can check for outstanding warrants:
1. Online background check sites
1. Online background check sites
There are countless websites online that claim to provide thorough reports on people's criminal background, history, personal information, etc. While these services can be helpful in that they do the hard work for you, they can be extremely expensive (up to $50 per search!)
2. State-sponsored public records search sites
2. State-sponsored public records search sites
While most states don't have this option, if you're lucky, your state will have an online portal where you can search for outstanding warrants by entering the name of the individual and other personal information, such as date of birth. Unfortunately, this isn't offered by most states.
3. Contact your local county police station or sheriff's office directly.
3. Contact your local county police station or sheriff's office directly.
This is the most official and reliable option. Your county police station should have records of all warrants issued in your area and is required to make this information available upon request. However, if you visit or call for a warrant check and there is a warrant issued for you, you will have to turn yourself in and face the consequences.
How Can DoNotPay Help?
How Can DoNotPay Help?
If you're running low on time, or just want an easier and more anonymous option, DoNotPay can help.
If you're running low on time, or just want an easier and more anonymous option, DoNotPay can help.
We'll scan through online public records on your behalf to check if you or a loved one have any warrants issued. If your county or state doesn't provide online records, we'll contact the police station on your behalf and request copies of any matching warrants.
Here's how you can use DoNotPay to check for warrants:
Here's how you can use DoNotPay to check for warrants:
Go to the Check for Warrants product on DoNotPay.
Choose whether you want to search for yourself or someone else, and answer a few questions to help us narrow down the search results, including current and previous addresses, age, the names of parents/relatives, and any known aliases.
Select how you would like to receive the results in the case where we have to contact the police station on your behalf (by mail or email).
Enter your contact information, including email, address, and phone number.
And that's it! DoNotPay will scan through online public records on your behalf to check if you or a loved one have any warrants issued. If your county or state doesn't provide online records, we'll send a public records request letter to the police station on your behalf and request for copies of any matching warrants to be sent to your directly by email or mail.
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