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 25, 2026.
Chatham, New Jersey, in Morris County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Chatham comes from a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, 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: Chatham public records, Morris County warrants, Chatham arrest records, Chatham inmate search, Chatham criminal records, Chatham court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Chatham
In New Jersey an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Chatham that means the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk.
For Morris County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at morriscountynj.gov/Government/Court-System (page title: Court System | Morris County, NJ), phone 862-397-5700, 10 Court Street Morristown, NJ 07963, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Who Serves Warrants in Chatham
The Morris County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Chatham (filed by the FBI as Chatham Police Department) serve warrants in and around Chatham.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Morris County: Prosecutor in Morris County and the Morris County Park Police (other agency); the Morris County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Morris County is good anywhere in New Jersey, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 36 agencies in Morris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,472 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Chatham arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Chatham 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 Morris County Sheriff's Office, held about 240 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Jail, phone 973-631-5412. The Chatham inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Chatham on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Chatham
The places to check for a warrant from Chatham:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at 862-397-5700, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- New Jersey Courts Public Access, the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Prosecutor, phone (973) 285-6200, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Morris County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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.
The statewide criminal history kept by the New Jersey State Police is not open to the public in New Jersey, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Chatham
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Chatham starts with the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at 862-397-5700: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Prosecutor, phone (973) 285-6200.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Chatham?
Not from the Morris County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases, 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 Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at 862-397-5700.
Who serves warrants in Chatham?
The agency that reports for Chatham inside the city and the Morris County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an New Jersey warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Chatham held?
At the county jail, run by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Chatham 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 Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at 862-397-5700.
Is this the official Chatham 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.