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 October 9, 2026.
Key West, Florida, in Monroe County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Key West comes from a judge of the Monroe County Circuit Court or the County Court, 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: Key West public records, Monroe County warrants, Key West arrest records, Key West inmate search, Key West police reports, Key West property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Key West
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Key West that means the Monroe County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep that file.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Key West
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Key West (filed by the FBI as Key West Police Department) serve warrants in and around Key West.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and five state agencies in Monroe County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Monroe County is good anywhere in Florida, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,300 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Key West arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Key West 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, held about 210 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search. The Key West inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Key West on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Key West
The place to check for a warrant from Key West is the State Attorney, phone (850) 488-3070, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Monroe County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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.
Clearing a Warrant from Key West
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Key West starts with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller: 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 County Court is handled by that court, not by the Monroe County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sao19.org/other-offices, phone (850) 488-3070.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Key West?
Not from the Monroe County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Who serves warrants in Key West?
The agency that reports for Key West inside the city and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Florida warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Key West held?
At the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Key West 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Is this the official Key West 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.