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.
Putnam County, New York, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Putnam County comes from a judge of the Putnam 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: Putnam County public records, Putnam County arrest records, Putnam County inmate search, Putnam County criminal records, Putnam County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Putnam County
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Putnam County that means the Putnam 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 putnamcountyny.gov/county-clerk (page title: County Clerk | Putnam County, New York), phone 845-808-1142, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm., 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 Putnam County
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Brewster and Cold Spring serve warrants in Putnam County.
A warrant issued in Putnam 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 four agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 672 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Putnam County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Putnam 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 Putnam County Sheriff's Office, held about 38 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 putnamsheriff.com/jail-visitation-info. The Putnam County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Putnam 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 Putnam County
The places to check for a warrant from Putnam County:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 845-808-1142, 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 845-808-1050, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Putnam 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 Putnam County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Putnam County that means appearing before the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the County Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the city, town and village courts is handled by that court, not by the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at putnamcountyny.gov/district-attorneys-office, phone 845-808-1050.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Putnam County?
Not from the Putnam 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 845-808-1142.
Who serves warrants in Putnam County?
The Putnam 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 Putnam County held?
At the county jail, run by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Putnam 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 845-808-1142.
Is this the official Putnam 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.