Conducting a Texas Arrest Warrant Search

Issued by the federal or state authorities, a Texas arrest warrant is a formal document that orders the arrest and subsequent detention of an individual. This document is issued by a judge or court of law in Texas and execution of it is the responsibility of the concerned law enforcement agency; in this case it may be the state agencies like the Texas Highway Patrol, Texas State Police or Texas Capitol Police or county agencies, i.e. any of the sheriffs' offices in Texas or the concerned city police departments. After a grand jury indictment or a law enforcement agency suspects (because of the presence of enough evidence) the occurrence of a criminal activity, an arrest warrant is issued.

Texas Arrest Warrant Search

In certain cases, an arrest warrant may be issued for a trivial thing such as an unpaid driving fine. However you need to understand that a Texas arrest warrant has no expiration date and any day the law enforcement agencies may execute the warrant. There is a way out. You can conduct an arrest warrant search in Texas to know whether there is an active arrest warrant in your name or not. The easiest way to do this is to opt for an online Texas arrest warrant search. All you need to do is go to the specific website of the county or city you live in and conduct a search for the presence of any active arrest warrant.

Texas Arrest Warrant Search: County Level

For example, if you are a resident of Wise County in Texas, you can visit the http://www.sheriff.co.wise.tx.us/reserved/Warrants.asp and check whether there is an arrest warrant issued against you. You need to provide certain information for conducting the search. This includes the last name and the date of birth of the individual. The search scans the database and comes up with the matching results. If an arrest warrant has been issued, the search results are sure to reveal them. However you cannot conduct a search in all counties; in Bexar County, Texas, the warrant division, under Bexar County Constable’s Department, sends a mailed notification to all who have arrest warrants issued in their names before the arrest is carried out.

Texas Arrest Warrant Search: City Level

You can also conduct a Texas arrest warrant search on the basis of the city you live in. Usually the city police department maintains a database of the active arrest warrants issued by a court or judge. For example, if you live in the city of Austin and want to opt for an arrest warrant search you can visit the Austin Police Department Warrant List webpage http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/warrants/warrantsearch.cfm and fill out the form provided at the end of the page. You need to fill out the fields like first and last name and date of birth to conduct a search. In certain Texas cities, the list of arrest warrants is categorized according to specifications. For example, in the city of Arlington you may find arrest warrant lists organized in the following manner:

Arrest warrants issued recently (in the last 5 days): http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/municipalcourt/pdf/newly_issued_warrants.pdf

Capias warrant report: http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/municipalcourt/pdf/outstanding_capias_warrant.pdf

Alias warrant report: http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/municipalcourt/pdf/outstanding_alias_warrant.pdf

You can also contact the local police department or sheriff’s office to know whether a Texas arrest warrant has been issued against your name or not.