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 26, 2026.
Hornell, New York, in Steuben County, has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Hornell comes from a judge of the Steuben County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts, 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: Hornell public records, Steuben County warrants, Hornell arrest records, Hornell inmate search, Hornell police reports, Hornell property records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Hornell
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Hornell that means the Steuben County Supreme and County Courts, which hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court; the city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
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 County Clerk.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Serves Warrants in Hornell
The Steuben County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hornell (filed by the FBI as Hornell Police Department) serve warrants in and around Hornell.
A warrant issued in Steuben County is good anywhere in New York, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the five agencies in Steuben County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 909 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Hornell arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Hornell 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 Steuben County Sheriff's Office, held about 160 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriff.steubencountyny.gov/inmateSearch. The Hornell inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Hornell on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Hornell
The places to check for a warrant from Hornell:
- ECourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 607-664-2270, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.steubencountyny.gov/inmateSearch, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Steuben County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the prosecutor's) 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 Hornell
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Hornell starts with the County Clerk: 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 city, town and village courts is handled by that court, not by the Steuben County Supreme and County Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at steubencountyny.gov/184/District-Attorney, phone 607-664-2270.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Hornell?
Not from the Steuben County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), 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 County Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Hornell?
The agency that reports for Hornell inside the city and the Steuben County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an New York warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Hornell held?
At the county jail, run by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Hornell 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 County Clerk.
Is this the official Hornell 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.