Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Queens County, New York, has about 2.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Queens County comes from a judge of the Queens County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Queens County public records, Queens County inmate search, Queens County criminal records, Queens County court records, Queens County police reports, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Queens County
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Queens County that means the Queens County Supreme and County Courts, which hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court; the city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the County Clerk.
For Queens County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webccos/queenscc (page title: Queens County Clerk's Minutes Search | NY iApps), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Serves Warrants in Queens County
The New York City Police Department polices all five boroughs of New York City, Queens County among them, and reports its arrests to the FBI as one agency, so they are not broken out for Queens County here.
A warrant issued in Queens County is good anywhere in New York, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Queens County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the city's jails for all five boroughs; there is no county jail.
A person arrested in Queens County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Queens County
The place to check for a warrant from Queens County is eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
Clearing a Warrant from Queens County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Queens County starts with the County Clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the city, town and village courts is handled by that court, not by the Queens County Supreme and County Courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Queens County?
eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the County Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Queens County?
The police agency that finds the person; an New York warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Queens County held?
In the New York City jail system, run by the New York City Department of Correction for all five boroughs.
How is a warrant from Queens County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the County Clerk.
Is this the official Queens County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.