Searching for NC Arrest Warrant Information

Warrants are usually served by the local enforcement authority of the state. They are official court documents which proclaim that you are wanted by the law. Judges usually have the authority to issue warrants and arrest warrants are required in to order to detain a person accused of violating the law of the land. Warrants cannot always be served to the offender. More often than not, the person in question may avoid receiving the arrest warrant simply because he wants to escape being tried for a criminal offense in court. Such warrants which could not be served in time are termed "outstanding warrants."

NC State Arrest Warrants and Law

It is essential to appear in court once you receive an arrest warrant accusing you of committing a criminal act. The law of North Carolina is particularly strict on this issue and you are liable to face additional criminal charges if you fail to do so. While there may be a number of simple and perfectly innocent reasons for being unable to make it to the court, the issuance of the NC arrest warrant is binding and you are required to make every effort to comply with the local law in such circumstances.

Most people tend to confuse an arrest warrant with a conviction. However, it is mandatory to remember that many individuals are acquitted on the basis of a trial but the arrest records are active and can be accessed by the general public. You can visit the clerk’s office of the respective courts in order to obtain more information about a specific arrest or issuance of an arrest warrant. The County Clerk of Mecklenburg is available at 832 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, NC and will be happy to answer your queries during normal business hours on weekdays.

Arrested individuals are brought to the Arrest Processing Centers of North Carolina after being arrested by city, county, state or federal enforcement agents. The offenders are then presented before the Magistrate of the court for hearings after proper screening and identification procedures have taken place.

Web Resources for Arrest Warrant Information

The State of North Carolina also believes in making their arrest records public. It is possible to lookup the arrest warrants by county over the Internet. The sheriff’s office of Mecklenburg County provides information about every outstanding warrant in the county. You can try to view a specific arrest warrant for this county by accessing the website at http://warrantinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/ .

Most of the other counties of North Carolina will provide you with identical facilities. However, the information given out may vary from county to county as they are dependant on the local policies. The website of the sheriff’s office of Cabarrus county is http://www.cabarruslaw.us/warrant_results.asp, and contains information about all active arrest warrants held by the sheriff’s office at any given time.

If you know the whereabouts of any dangerous or wanted criminal escaping from the law you can contact the sheriff’s office of Cabarrus County at
30 Corban Avenue SE, Concord NC, 28025. You can also call the concerned department at (704)920-3000. Emailing the sheriff’s deputy at pjpatterson@co.cabarrus.nc.us is also possible. However, it is best to call 911 in case of an emergency as the response time to an email is bound to be longer.

Warranty Inquiries in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties

Making a warrant inquiry is possible by accessing the website of Mecklenburg County at  http://warrantinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/SubjectLookup.aspx . The search features are fairly simple and do not require extensive technical knowledge. Entering the first and last name will help you to view a list of North Carolina residents who have outstanding warrants pending against them in Mecklenburg County. You can limit your results appreciably by entering the race and sex as well. The results returned will reveal the name along with the dates of birth and prisoner ID numbers. The last known address is also displayed prominently within the list. The entire procedure is extremely beneficial for the residents of North Carolina, particularly because the residents may simply be ignorant of the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued against them.

The "wanted" list for Cabarrus County displays the name as well as the type of charge against the offender at large. The address as well as the name of the enforcement agency is displayed. The entire list is arranged alphabetically and it is quite possible to go on to a specific offender by clicking on the hyperlink provided against the first character of his name.