Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Union County, Florida, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Union County comes from a judge of the Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County inmate search, Union County police reports, Union County property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Union County
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Union County that means the Union 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 Union County
The Union County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Union County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Union County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Union County is whichever one finds the person; an Florida warrant is valid across Florida.
Each agency and what it reported is in Union County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Union 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 Union County Sheriff's Office, held about 23 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 unionsheriff.us, phone (386) 496-2501. The Union County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Union 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 Union County
The one Union County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Union County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Union County that means appearing before the Union 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 Union County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who serves warrants in Union County?
The Union County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Florida warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Union County held?
At the county jail, run by the Union County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Union 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Is this the official Union 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.