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 1, 2026.
Orlando, Florida, in Orange County, has about 335,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Orlando comes from a judge of the Orange 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Orlando
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Orlando that means the Orange 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.
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 Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
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 Orlando
The Orange County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Orlando (filed by the FBI as Orlando Police Department) serve warrants in and around Orlando.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one campus police department, one other agency and one state police unit in Orange County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Orange 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 Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,154 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Orlando arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Orlando 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 Orange County Sheriff's Office, held about 2,960 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 netapps.ocfl.net/BestJail/Home/Inmates, phone (407) 836-3400. The Orlando inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Orlando on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Orlando
Not one of the Orange County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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.
Clearing a Warrant from Orlando
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Orlando that means appearing before the Orange County Circuit Court or the County Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the Orange County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who serves warrants in Orlando?
The agency that reports for Orlando inside the city and the Orange 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 Orlando held?
At the county jail, run by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Orlando 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 Orlando 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.