Details of Indiana Warrants

The Indiana warrants are maintained by the sheriff’s office of the different counties in the state. Outstanding warrants are issued by the county courts and served to the sheriff of the county for its implementation. Subsequent action on these arrest warrants can be taken by a law enforcement officer at any point of time by authorization made by the state statute.

Types of Indiana Warrants

The arrest warrants in the state remain valid for a specific period of time. This holds true for misdemeanor warrants that expire after a period of 3 months. If the offender is not arrested within that span, a fresh warrant has to be re-issued by the court. If there is inadequate evidence supporting the charge, then the charges would be dropped altogether.

But a warrant does not expire if it is issued against a felony charge. The warrant remains active till the time the individual named in the warrant is arrested. But the complete lack of evidence can lead to the revocation of the charges. Individuals can check if a warrant has been issued against their name by checking the website of the respective county sheriff.

If you find your name in the list, then you can contact your lawyer for a plan of action before turning yourself to the court or the local law enforcement agency. The Indiana county courts also issue search warrants which empower the law enforcement officer to look into designated places and also confiscate things that have been mentioned in the warrant.

The warrants are issued for the unlawful acquisition of property, for the commitment of a crime, possessing firearms as mentioned in Indiana Code 35-47-14-1. These offenses may lead to the issuance of a warrant against the individual. An Indiana warrant is also issued for a default in tax payment. According to the state statutes, the Indiana county sheriffs are assigned the responsibility of collecting missed state taxes. 

These taxes may pertain to the categories of sales tax, corporation liability or even failure to pay individual income taxes. The state statute entails that the Indiana department of Revenue files a lien in the office of the County Clerk. Taxpayers are informed and asked to clear their dues. No payment of taxes may result in the issuance of a tax warrant from the county courts in Indiana. Tax warrants in the state are processed through a tax warrant interface specifically created fro the purpose as an initiative of the state Department of Revenue or the DOR and the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee.

Indiana County Warrants

An Indiana warrant originates in the local courts of the county or the city in which the crime has been committed. An Indiana warrant issued in the Madison County can be checked from the website of the local law enforcement agency that is the website of the county sheriff. You can access information about the warrants from the link http://www.madisoncountyindiana.us/warrant .

A list of the offenders against whom a warrant has been issued in the county is published on the website.  The list features the full name of the offender along with their date of birth, sex, race and the exact nature of the charge for which the warrant has been issued. Some of the entries also feature mugshots of the offenders.

The website also features the list of warrants against whom a warrant has been issued recently in the section titled: “Warrants Added” featured on the link http://www.madisoncountyindiana.us/warrants_added.

You can also access the list of people against whom a warrant had been issued but it no longer forms a part of the records. Such an Indiana warrant can be seen from the section “Warrants Removed”. It features the full name of the offender, his or her date of birth, the charges for which the warrant has issued and the date on which it issued. You can access the information from http://www.madisoncountyindiana.us/warrants_removed

Warrants issued by the courts in Porter County are executed by the sheriff’s office and also maintained by them. You can access the list of felony warrants in the station the link http://www.portercountysheriff.com/main/warrants.pdf.

The comprehensive list available on the website features the full name of the offender along with his or her date of birth, the city of residence of the offender and the charges which has led to the issuance of the warrant. If you have any information on the individuals listed on the website, you can contact the Porter County Sheriff’s Department on the number 219 477 300.

The list should not be used as a basis for making an arrest and it is advisable to cross check the data with the local law enforcement agency before initiating any legal proceedings. Though the information is updated regularly, the law enforcement agencies should also check with the local courts before making an arrest on the basis of the data published on the website.