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 28, 2026.
Sebastian, Florida, in Indian River County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sebastian comes from a judge of the Indian River 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: Sebastian public records, Indian River County warrants, Sebastian arrest records, Sebastian inmate search, Sebastian property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Sebastian
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sebastian that means the Indian River 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 Sebastian
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sebastian (filed by the FBI as Sebastian Police Department) serve warrants in and around Sebastian.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Indian River County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Indian River 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 three agencies in Indian River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,949 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sebastian arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sebastian 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 Indian River County Sheriff's Office, held about 450 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 ircsheriff.org, phone 772-569-6700. The Sebastian inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sebastian on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Sebastian
The place to check for a warrant from Sebastian is the State Attorney, phone (772) 226-1444, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Indian River County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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.
Clearing a Warrant from Sebastian
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Sebastian that means appearing before the Indian River 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 Indian River County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at indianriver.gov, phone (772) 226-1444.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sebastian?
Not from the Indian River 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 Sebastian?
The agency that reports for Sebastian inside the city and the Indian River 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 Sebastian held?
At the county jail, run by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sebastian 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 Sebastian 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.