Access New Jersey Warrant Information

A warrant is a legal document issued by a judge or a magistrate. The warrant gives the law enforcement authorities the right to conduct an arrest or a search and seizure. A specific warrant issuance procedure is followed in the state of New Jersey. A warrant can only be issued if it is supported by a signed and sworn affidavit containing the ‘probable cause’. The probable cause is present when a law enforcement officer has a strong suspicion or belief that a particular person or persons is guilty of the crime committed. The probable cause needs to state that a crime has been committed and a particular individual(s) has committed it.

New Jersey Warrant Categories

A New Jersey warrant can be of various types depending on its purpose. The common types of warrants issued in the state of New Jersey are as follows:

Arrest warrants: A New Jersey arrest warrant gives the law enforcement agencies the right to arrest and detain an individual. All misdemeanor related arrests require the presence of an arrest warrant if the offense was committed not in view of a law officer. But felony arrests could be conducted by a law enforcement agency without a warrant if the situation demands it.

Bench warrants: A bench warrant issued in New Jersey dictates the on-sight arrest of an individual to bring him or her to a court of law. It is a variant of the arrest warrant. The bench warrant can be issued for a number of reasons. The usual charges for which a bench warrant may be issued are as follows:

•    Failure to appear at a court hearing

•    Failure to appear at a court for an open case

•    Failure to prove the payment of a fine

•    Failure to prove the completion of community service

•    Failure to be present at a sentencing hearing

Outstanding warrants: An outstanding warrant refers to the warrant that is yet to be served. An arrest warrant may attain the status of an outstanding warrant for a number of reasons. An offender may be evading arrest on purpose. An individual may also be unaware of the existence of the warrant. In some cases the law enforcement authorities may have a backlog in conducting the arrests.

Search warrants: A New Jersey search warrant enables the law enforcement authorities to conduct a search of any person or property. There must be ‘probable cause’ to suggest the relation between crimes committed and the person or property that is searched. A search is conducted to find and seize any evidence related to the crime. The law enforcement authorities have the right to seize any information or article they deem as evidence by the power of the search warrant.

New Jersey Warrant Information

The contents of the New Jersey warrants include the name and residential address (last known) of the person against whom it has been issued. The offense details and the category of the offense are also mentioned in the warrant. The date of issuance of the warrant, the name of the judge and the court that has issued the warrant are also present on the warrant. The signature of the judge who has issued the warrant must also be present on the warrant to make it a legal document.

New Jersey Warrant Check

The New Jersey warrant information is available from a number of sources. The most convenient method to conduct a warrant check in New Jersey is to visit the local sheriff’s office or the police department. All civil warrant details are present in the sheriff’s office records while the information about New Jersey criminal warrants are part of the police records. It is advisable that you conduct the warrant check in person. Some counties also offer warrant information over the phone or online.

Some of the ways in which you can access warrant information in NJ counties are discussed below.

Bergen County sheriff’s office maintains an online database of all individuals who have warrants issued against them on charges of serious crimes. This database is available from http://www.bcsd.us/wanted.aspx.

You can access information only about the presence of a warrant against your name in Essex County. To do this you need to visit the sheriff’s office located at 50 West Market St, Newark, NJ 07102 or call 973-621-4111. The Essex County sheriff’s office also provides a detailed list of all offenders against whom warrants have been issued. The ‘most wanted’ list is available from http://www.essexsheriff.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=60. 

If you want to know about the warrants issued in Middlesex County you need to contact the chief warrant officer at (732) 745-3486.

Monmouth County sheriff’s office is responsible for preserving and maintaining 3 types of New Jersey warrants. These are criminal fugitive warrants, non-support warrants and attorney warrants. All information regarding warrants issued in Monmouth is accessible from http://www.sheriffguadagno.com/Sections-read-54.html.

All details regarding the warrants issued and executed in Ocean County, NJ, are available from http://www.ocean.nj.us/sheriff/warrants.htm.

Hudson County, New Jersey provides the details of all individuals who have fugitive warrants against them. This information is accessible online from http://www.hudsonsheriff.com/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/wanted.html.

The warrant squad of Union County, NJ, can be contacted by calling 908 527 4486. You can also have a look at the individuals against whom fugitive warrants have been issued in the county. These details are available from http://www.unioncountynj.org/sheriff/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/mostwanted.html.

Conducting a New Jersey warrant check is easy if you know certain details like the full name, the address, the date of the offense and the county where the offense was committed, and so on.

A New Jersey warrant stays on the records of an individual until its directives have been carried out.