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 on September 23, 2026.
Kings County, California, has about 155,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Kings County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Kings, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Kings County public records, Kings County arrest records, Kings County inmate search, Kings County criminal records, Kings County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Kings County
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Kings County that means the Superior Court of California, County of Kings, 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.
For Kings County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at portal.kings.courts.ca.gov/public-portal/?q=Home (page title: Kings Superior Court | Kings County Portal), 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 Kings County
The Kings County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran and Avenal serve warrants in Kings County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Kings County: Union Pacific Railroad in Kings County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Hanford Area Office (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Kings County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the five agencies in Kings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,551 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Kings County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Kings County 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 Kings County Sheriff's Office, held about 370 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at countyofkingsca.gov/departments/public-safety/sheriff/booking-inmat.... The Kings County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Kings 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 Kings County
The places to check for a warrant from Kings County:
- 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 (559) 852-2392, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Kings County Sheriff's Office at countyofkingsca.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Kings County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) 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 Kings County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Kings County starts with the Superior Court clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at countyofkingsca.gov, phone (559) 852-2392.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Kings County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Kings County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Kings County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- California's Most Wanted Fugitives (oag.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Kings County?
Not from the Kings 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 Kings County?
The Kings County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a California warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Kings County held?
At the county jail, run by the Kings County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Kings 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 Superior Court clerk.
Is this the official Kings 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.