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.
Herkimer County, New York, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Herkimer County comes from a judge of the Herkimer 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: Herkimer County public records, Herkimer County arrest records, Herkimer County inmate search, Herkimer County criminal records, Herkimer County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Herkimer County
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Herkimer County that means the Herkimer 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 Herkimer County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at herkimercountyny.gov/government/county-clerk (page title: County Clerk | Herkimer County, NY), phone 315-867-1129, 109 Mary Street, Suite 1111 Herkimer, NY 13350-1998, Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 3:45pm, 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 Herkimer County
The Herkimer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Herkimer, Little Falls, Mohawk, Frankfort (village), Frankfort (town) and Dolgeville serve warrants in Herkimer County.
A warrant issued in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,006 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Herkimer County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Herkimer 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 Herkimer County Sheriff's Office, held about 82 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 herkimercountyny.gov/government/sheriffs-office, phone 315-867-1167. The Herkimer County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
Whether a warrant is out from Herkimer County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 315-867-1129, 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 315-867-1155, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Herkimer County starts with the County Clerk at 315-867-1129: 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 Herkimer County Supreme and County Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at herkimercountyny.gov, phone 315-867-1155.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Herkimer County?
Not from the Herkimer 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 315-867-1129.
Who serves warrants in Herkimer County?
The Herkimer 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 Herkimer County held?
At the county jail, run by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Herkimer 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 315-867-1129.
Is this the official Herkimer 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.