Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, in Bergen County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Franklin Lakes comes from a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen 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: Franklin Lakes public records, Bergen County warrants, Franklin Lakes arrest records, Franklin Lakes inmate search, Franklin Lakes criminal records, Franklin Lakes court records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Franklin Lakes
In New Jersey an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Franklin Lakes that means the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at surrogate.bergencountynj.gov/aboutus.html (page title: About the Office & Directions | Bergen County Surrogate's Court), phone (201) 336-6700, Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Who Serves Warrants in Franklin Lakes
The Bergen County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Franklin Lakes (filed by the FBI as Franklin Lakes Police Department) serve warrants in and around Franklin Lakes.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Bergen County: Palisades Interstate Parkway (state agency); Prosecutor in Bergen County (other agency); the Bergen County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Bergen 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 59 agencies in Bergen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,999 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Franklin Lakes arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Franklin Lakes 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 Bergen County Sheriff's Office, held about 400 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at bergencountynj.gov/employment/juvenile-detention-officer-county-of-.... The Franklin Lakes inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Franklin Lakes on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Franklin Lakes
Whether a warrant is out from Franklin Lakes shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at (201) 336-6700, 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 201-336-6000, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Bergen 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 Franklin Lakes
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Franklin Lakes starts with the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk at (201) 336-6700: 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 bergencountynj.gov/prosecutor, phone 201-336-6000.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Franklin Lakes?
Not from the Bergen 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 (201) 336-6700.
Who serves warrants in Franklin Lakes?
The agency that reports for Franklin Lakes inside the city and the Bergen 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 Franklin Lakes held?
At the county jail, run by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Franklin Lakes 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 (201) 336-6700.
Is this the official Franklin Lakes 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.