SearchSystems Editorial

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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.

About this guide

Bronx County, New York, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bronx County comes from a judge of the Bronx 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: Bronx County public records, Bronx County arrest records, Bronx County criminal records, Bronx County traffic tickets, Bronx County divorce records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.

Who Issues Warrants in Bronx County

In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bronx County that means the Bronx 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.

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 County Clerk keeps that file.

For Bronx County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webccos/ctclrk (page title: Bronx County Clerk's Office | NY iApps), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.

Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).

Who Serves Warrants in Bronx County

The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Bronx County: the Maritime State University of New York Police (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.

The New York City Police Department polices all five boroughs of New York City, Bronx County among them, and reports its arrests to the FBI as one agency, so they are not broken out for Bronx County here.

The agency that serves a warrant from Bronx County is whichever one finds the person; an New York warrant is valid across New York.

Each agency and what it reported is in Bronx County arrest records.

Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bronx County Is Held

A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is held by the New York City Department of Correction, which runs the city's jails for all five boroughs; there is no county jail.

A person arrested in Bronx 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 Bronx County

The place to check for a warrant from Bronx County is eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.

Clearing a Warrant from Bronx County

A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Bronx County 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 Bronx County Supreme and County Courts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I check for a warrant online in Bronx County?

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 Bronx County?

The police agency that finds the person; an New York warrant is valid anywhere in the state.

Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Bronx County held?

In the New York City jail system, run by the New York City Department of Correction for all five boroughs.

How is a warrant from Bronx 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 County Clerk.

Is this the official Bronx 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.