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 2, 2026.
Quincy, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Quincy comes from a judge of the Norfolk County Superior Court or the District Court and Boston Municipal 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Quincy public records, Norfolk County warrants, Quincy arrest records, Quincy inmate search, Quincy criminal records, Quincy court records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Quincy
In Massachusetts an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Quincy that means the Norfolk County Superior Court, which hears felonies and civil cases over $50,000; the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000, issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
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 Courts keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mass.gov/locations/norfolk-county-superior-court (page title: Norfolk County Superior Court), phone (781) 326-1600, 650 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026, Monday - Friday: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Quincy
The agency that reports for Quincy (filed by the FBI as Quincy Police Department) serves warrants in and around Quincy.
The FBI's agency list also places five campus police departments, one state police unit and one state agency in Norfolk County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Norfolk County is whichever one finds the person; an Massachusetts warrant is valid across Massachusetts.
Together, the 28 agencies in Norfolk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,189 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Quincy arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Quincy Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail held about 330 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at norfolksheriffsoffice.com. The Quincy inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Quincy on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Quincy
Whether a warrant is out from Quincy shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Courts at (781) 326-1600, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Masscourts.org, the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the sheriff's office at norfolksheriffsoffice.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Norfolk County pages SearchSystems verified (the court'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 Quincy
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Quincy starts with the Clerk of Courts at (781) 326-1600: 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 District Court and Boston Municipal Court is handled by that court, not by the Norfolk County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nfkda.com/prosecution.html.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Norfolk County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Norfolk County and Massachusetts. These wanted and warrant pages from its Norfolk County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- State Police's Most Wanted (mass.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Quincy?
Not from the Norfolk County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Courts at (781) 326-1600.
Who serves warrants in Quincy?
The police agency that finds the person; an Massachusetts warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Quincy held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Quincy 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 Courts at (781) 326-1600.
Is this the official Quincy 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.