In order to find out if there is a warrant for your arrest, you must contact the county sheriff's office or the local court that issued the warrant. Usually, the sheriff's office has a records department that will be able to search for any warrant you may have.
What is the difference between a bench warrant and a warrant?
Outstanding Warrant (Arrest Warrant) vs Bench Warrant An arrest warrant is issued after a grand jury or law enforcement officials have probable cause to suspect that you have committed a crime, whereas a bench warrant is usually issued when a person fails to appear for a court hearing or fails to answer a subpoena.
What is a bench order?
A bench warrant (“BW”) is a warrant to arrest and detain a person who has either failed to appear in court or failed to obey a court order. In California, a person can clear a bench warrant by either: possibly having the party's attorney appear in court on his behalf.
What is the difference between a bench warrant and a capias?
Bench Warrant -A Bench Warrant is a variant of the arrest warrant. A civil capias warrant is not the same as a criminal arrest warrant. The purpose of the civil capias warrant, in a contempt case, however, is to get a person into court for the hearing.