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 October 4, 2026.
Franklin County, New York, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Franklin County comes from a judge of the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Franklin County
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Franklin County that means the Franklin 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at franklincountyny.gov/departments/administrative/county_clerk/servic... (page title: Welcome to Franklin County, NY), phone 800-320-2617, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Serves Warrants in Franklin County
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake serve warrants in Franklin County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Franklin County is whichever one finds the person; an New York warrant is valid across New York.
Together, the three agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 479 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Franklin County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Franklin 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 Franklin County Sheriff's Office, held about 74 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at franklincountyny.gov/departments/public_safety/sheriff_s_department..., phone 518-483-3304. The Franklin County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Franklin 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 Franklin County
Whether a warrant is out from Franklin County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 800-320-2617, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- 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 518-481-1544, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Franklin County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court'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 Franklin County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Franklin County starts with the County Clerk at 800-320-2617: 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 Franklin County Supreme and County Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at franklincountyny.gov, phone 518-481-1544.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Franklin County?
Not from the Franklin 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 file is the record of a warrant: ask the County Clerk at 800-320-2617.
Who serves warrants in Franklin County?
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an New York warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Franklin County held?
At the county jail, run by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Franklin 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 at 800-320-2617.
Is this the official Franklin 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.