Reviewed and updated October 9, 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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Camarillo, California, in Ventura County, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Camarillo comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 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: Camarillo public records, Ventura County warrants, Camarillo arrest records, Camarillo inmate search, Camarillo criminal records, Camarillo court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Camarillo
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Camarillo that means the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
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 Superior Court clerk.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ventura.courts.ca.gov/online-services/case-inquiry (page title: Case Inquiry | Superior Court of California | County of Ventura), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Camarillo
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Camarillo (filed by the FBI as Camarillo Police Department) serve warrants in and around Camarillo.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, one other agency, two campus police departments and four state police units in Ventura County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Ventura County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the 11 agencies in Ventura County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23,281 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Camarillo arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Camarillo Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,200 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriff.venturacounty.gov/inmate-information/inmate-search, phone (805) 654-3335. The Camarillo inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Camarillo on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Camarillo
The places to check for a warrant from Camarillo:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (805) 662-1750, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.venturacounty.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Ventura County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
The statewide criminal history kept by the California Department of Justice is not open to the public in California, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Camarillo
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Camarillo that means appearing before the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, with the case put back on the calendar through the Superior Court clerk.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at da.venturacounty.gov/contact-us, phone (805) 662-1750.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Camarillo?
Not from the Ventura County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Superior Court clerk.
Who serves warrants in Camarillo?
The agency that reports for Camarillo inside the city and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a California warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Camarillo held?
At the county jail, run by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Camarillo 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 Superior Court clerk.
Is this the official Camarillo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.