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 on September 23, 2026.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, has about 648,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Monmouth County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth 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: Monmouth County public records, Monmouth County arrest records, Monmouth County inmate search, Monmouth County police reports, Monmouth County property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Monmouth County
In New Jersey an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Monmouth County that means the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth 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.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
Who Serves Warrants in Monmouth County
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Long Branch, Tinton Falls, Asbury Park, Eatontown, Red Bank, Freehold and 31 more cities serve warrants in Monmouth County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Monmouth County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Monmouth County is whichever one finds the person; an New Jersey warrant is valid across New Jersey.
Together, the 38 agencies in Monmouth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,853 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Monmouth County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Monmouth 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 Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, held about 460 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at mcsonj.org/inmate-search-2, phone (732) 577-8700. The Monmouth County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County
Whether a warrant is out from Monmouth County shows in three places:
- 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office at mcsonj.org/inmate-search-2, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Monmouth 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.
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 Monmouth County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Monmouth County that means appearing before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County, with the case put back on the calendar through the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at njoag.gov/news.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Monmouth County?
Not from the Monmouth 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Monmouth County?
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an New Jersey warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Monmouth County held?
At the county jail, run by the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Monmouth 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 Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk.
Is this the official Monmouth 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.