How Do I Look Up Warrants in Indiana?

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    You can use IndianaStateCourts.us to locate a warrant in Indiana, as it compiles publicly available information reported by Indiana's courts and law enforcement agencies into a single search. When available, a search reveals the warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail or bond amount, among other details depending on the record type and issuing county.

    Indiana's judicial system spans 92 counties, each with its own circuit court, and many counties also operate one or more superior courts. The state's MyCase portal — built on the Odyssey case management system — now covers all 92 counties, but it is designed for case-record lookups rather than dedicated warrant searching. It does not aggregate active warrants into a single, browsable list the way a law enforcement database would. A person looking for warrant information often has to know the county of issuance and the approximate case details before a search returns anything useful, and even then, certain warrant records may be excluded from online display under the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records.

    That fragmentation creates a practical barrier. Someone who suspects a warrant may exist in Hamilton County has no reason to also check Marion or Lake County records — unless they have ties to those jurisdictions and think to look. IndianaStateCourts.us consolidates these scattered sources so that a single name search can surface records across county lines, which matters in a state where over a third of the population lives outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area and county-level record systems vary in how much detail they publish online.

    Are Warrants Public Information in Indiana?

    Arrest warrants and bench warrants are generally accessible to the public once they have been executed or once the defendant has been taken into custody. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act (IC 5-14-3) establishes a broad right of access to government records, including records held by courts and law enforcement agencies. Under Section 5-14-3-3, any person may inspect and copy public records during the ordinary business hours of a public agency.

    The picture changes with search warrants and investigative process. Rule 5(A)(5) of the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records excludes from public access all cases that "exclusively pertain to investigative requests and process unrelated to a pending criminal proceeding, including but not limited to search warrants, subpoenas ad testificandum, subpoenas duces tecum, and other investigative requests." This means search warrant applications, affidavits, and returns are sealed by default and remain inaccessible unless a court orders otherwise. Arrest warrant records can also be temporarily sealed under Rule 5(E), which allows a judge to exclude a criminal case from public access when probable cause supports a belief that disclosure would increase the risk of flight, endanger the community, or jeopardize an ongoing investigation. That seal lifts automatically upon the defendant's arrest.

    Law enforcement agencies retain discretion over their own investigatory records as well. IC 5-14-3-4(b)(1) permits agencies to withhold investigatory records at their discretion, though certain booking and arrest data — sometimes called the "daily log" — must be made available under IC 5-14-3-5(c). The result is that a warrant may be legally public but still unpublished online if no agency or court has chosen to post it.

    How to Search for a Warrant in Indiana

    1. Use IndianaStateCourts.us. Our Instant Warrant Lookup presents you with warrant record data compiled from available public resources in one convenient search. When available, you can find warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail/bond amount, among other details, depending on the record type and issuing county.
    2. Search the MyCase portal. Indiana's statewide court records platform at mycase.in.gov draws from the Odyssey case management system, which now operates in all 92 counties. You can search by party name, case number, or attorney name at no charge. MyCase displays case status, hearing dates, and some filed documents, but it is not a warrant-specific tool — you will need to review case details to determine whether an active warrant is associated with a given proceeding. Older cases and certain document types may not appear online.
    3. Call the county sheriff's office or clerk of court. Have the subject's full legal name, date of birth, and the county where the case may have originated. Many sheriff's offices will confirm whether an active warrant exists over the phone, though policies differ by county. The Directory of Indiana Sheriffs maintained by the state provides contact information for all 92 offices.
    4. Visit the courthouse or sheriff's office in person. A clerk can search warrant records directly. Anyone inquiring about a warrant issued for themselves should be aware that doing so in person at a law enforcement facility may result in immediate arrest if an active warrant is confirmed.
    5. Retain an attorney. A licensed Indiana attorney can access expanded case information through MyCase's attorney portal, which includes confidential documents and case records not visible to the general public. An attorney can also make discreet inquiries with the court or prosecutor's office on a client's behalf.

    How Long Is a Warrant Active in Indiana?

    Indiana is one of the few states that sets an explicit statutory expiration for certain arrest warrants. Under IC 35-33-2-4, a misdemeanor arrest warrant expires 180 days after issuance. Once expired, the clerk must note the expiration in the court's records and notify the prosecuting attorney — who may then seek reissuance. Felony arrest warrants and rearrest warrants for any offense carry no expiration and remain active indefinitely until served, recalled, or quashed by the court. Bench warrants issued for failure to appear follow the same framework: a bench warrant tied to a felony case does not expire, while one connected to a misdemeanor is subject to the 180-day limit. Search warrants must be executed within ten days of issuance under IC 35-33-5-7 and returned to the issuing court without unnecessary delay.

    Indiana Warrant Records by County

    Warrants in Indiana are issued and maintained at the county level by the circuit and superior courts in each of the state's 92 counties. Indiana does not operate a centralized, publicly searchable statewide warrant database. The Indiana State Police maintain internal law enforcement databases, but these are not open to the public for self-service queries. Because each county's clerk and sheriff independently manage their records, a thorough search requires contacting or querying the specific county where a warrant may have been issued.

    The table below lists every Indiana county sheriff's office with its address and phone number, sourced from the Indiana Sheriffs' Directory maintained by the state in partnership with the Indiana Sheriffs' Association.

    County

    Organization

    Address

    Phone Number

    Adams

    Adams County Sheriff's Office

    911 W Peacekeepers Way, Decatur, IN 46733

    (260) 724-5345

    Allen

    Allen County Sheriff's Office

    715 S Calhoun St, Room 101, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

    (260) 449-7535

    Bartholomew

    Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office

    543 2nd St, Columbus, IN 47201

    (812) 379-1740

    Benton

    Benton County Sheriff's Office

    105 S Lincoln Ave, Fowler, IN 47944

    (765) 884-0080

    Blackford

    Blackford County Sheriff's Office

    0064 N Co Rd 500 E, Hartford City, IN 47348

    (765) 348-0930

    Boone

    Boone County Sheriff's Office

    1905 Indianapolis Ave, Lebanon, IN 46052

    (765) 482-1412

    Brown

    Brown County Sheriff's Office

    55 State Rd 46 East, Nashville, IN 47448

    (812) 988-6655

    Carroll

    Carroll County Sheriff's Office

    310 W Main St, Delphi, IN 46947

    (765) 564-2413

    Cass

    Cass County Sheriff's Office

    100 Court Pk, Logansport, IN 46947

    (574) 753-7800

    Clark

    Clark County Sheriff's Office

    501 E Court Ave, Jeffersonville, IN 47130

    (812) 283-4471

    Clay

    Clay County Sheriff's Office

    611 E Jackson St, Brazil, IN 47834

    (812) 446-2535

    Clinton

    Clinton County Sheriff's Office

    301 E Walnut St, Frankfort, IN 46041

    (765) 659-6393

    Crawford

    Crawford County Sheriff's Office

    715 Judicial Plaza, English, IN 47118

    (812) 338-2802

    Daviess

    Daviess County Sheriff's Office

    101 NE 4th St, Washington, IN 47501

    (812) 254-1060

    Dearborn

    Dearborn County Sheriff's Office

    301 W High St, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

    (812) 537-3431

    Decatur

    Decatur County Sheriff's Office

    315 S Ireland St, Greensburg, IN 47240

    (812) 663-8125

    DeKalb

    DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

    215 E Eighth St, Auburn, IN 46706

    (260) 925-3365

    Delaware

    Delaware County Sheriff's Office

    100 W Washington, Muncie, IN 47305

    (765) 747-7885

    Dubois

    Dubois County Sheriff's Office

    255 Brucke Strasse, Jasper, IN 47546

    (812) 482-3522

    Elkhart

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    26861 CR 26, Elkhart, IN 46517

    (574) 891-2100

    Fayette

    Fayette County Sheriff's Office

    123 W 4th St, Connersville, IN 47331

    (765) 825-1110

    Floyd

    Floyd County Sheriff's Office

    311 Hauss Square, New Albany, IN 47150

    (812) 948-5400

    Fountain

    Fountain County Sheriff's Office

    216 Union St, Covington, IN 47932

    (765) 793-3545

    Franklin

    Franklin County Sheriff's Office

    371 Main St, Brookville, IN 47012

    (765) 647-4138

    Fulton

    Fulton County Sheriff's Office

    200 E 8th St, Rochester, IN 46975

    (574) 223-2819

    Gibson

    Gibson County Sheriff's Office

    112 E Emerson St, Princeton, IN 47670

    (812) 385-3496

    Grant

    Grant County Sheriff's Office

    214 E 4th St, Marion, IN 46952

    (765) 668-8168

    Greene

    Greene County Sheriff's Office

    204 County Rd 70 E, Bloomfield, IN 47424

    (812) 384-4411

    Hamilton

    Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

    18100 Cumberland Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060

    (317) 773-1872

    Hancock

    Hancock County Sheriff's Office

    123 E Main St, Greenfield, IN 46140

    (317) 477-1147

    Harrison

    Harrison County Sheriff's Office

    1445 Gardner Lane, Ste 1000, Corydon, IN 47112

    (812) 738-2195

    Hendricks

    Hendricks County Sheriff's Office

    925 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122

    (317) 745-6269

    Henry

    Henry County Sheriff's Office

    127 North 12th St, New Castle, IN 47362

    (765) 521-7041

    Howard

    Howard County Sheriff's Office

    1800 W Markland Ave, Kokomo, IN 46901

    (765) 456-2020

    Huntington

    Huntington County Sheriff's Office

    332 E State St, Huntington, IN 46750

    (260) 356-2520

    Jackson

    Jackson County Sheriff's Office

    150 E St Rd 250, Brownstown, IN 47220

    (812) 358-2141

    Jasper

    Jasper County Sheriff's Office

    2171 N McKinley Ave, Rensselaer, IN 47978

    (219) 866-7344

    Jay

    Jay County Sheriff's Office

    224 W Water St, Portland, IN 47371

    (260) 726-8188

    Jefferson

    Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

    317 S Walnut St, Madison, IN 47250

    (812) 265-2648

    Jennings

    Jennings County Sheriff's Office

    925 S State St, North Vernon, IN 47265

    (812) 346-8642

    Johnson

    Johnson County Sheriff's Office

    1091 Hospital Rd, Franklin, IN 46131

    (317) 736-9155

    Knox

    Knox County Sheriff's Office

    2375 S Old Decker Rd, Vincennes, IN 47591

    (812) 882-7660

    Kosciusko

    Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office

    221 W Main St, Warsaw, IN 46580

    (574) 267-5667

    LaGrange

    LaGrange County Sheriff's Office

    875 IN-9, LaGrange, IN 46761

    (260) 463-7491

    Lake

    Lake County Sheriff's Office

    2293 N Main St, Bldg C, Crown Point, IN 46307

    (219) 755-3400

    LaPorte

    LaPorte County Sheriff's Office

    809 State St, LaPorte, IN 46350

    (219) 326-7700

    Lawrence

    Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

    1420 I St, Bedford, IN 47421

    (812) 275-3316

    Madison

    Madison County Sheriff's Office

    720 Central Ave, Anderson, IN 46016

    (765) 646-9290

    Marion

    Marion County Sheriff's Office

    40 S Alabama St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

    (317) 327-1700

    Marshall

    Marshall County Sheriff's Office

    1400 Pioneer Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563

    (574) 936-3187

    Martin

    Martin County Sheriff's Office

    318 Capital Avenue, Shoals, IN 47581

    (812) 247-3726

    Miami

    Miami County Sheriff's Office

    1104 W 200 N, Peru, IN 46970

    (765) 472-1322

    Monroe

    Monroe County Sheriff's Office

    301 N College, Bloomington, IN 47404

    (812) 349-2780

    Montgomery

    Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    600 Memorial Dr, Crawfordsville, IN 47933

    (765) 362-3740

    Morgan

    Morgan County Sheriff's Office

    160 N Park Ave, Martinsville, IN 46151

    (765) 342-5544

    Newton

    Newton County Sheriff's Office

    304 E Seymour St, Kentland, IN 47951

    (219) 474-3331

    Noble

    Noble County Sheriff's Office

    210 S 7th St, Albion, IN 46701

    (260) 636-2182

    Ohio

    Ohio County Sheriff's Office

    123 S Mulberry St, Rising Sun, IN 47040

    (812) 438-3636

    Orange

    Orange County Sheriff's Office

    205 E Main St, Paoli, IN 47454

    (812) 723-2417

    Owen

    Owen County Sheriff's Office

    291 Vandalia Ave, Spencer, IN 47460

    (812) 829-4874

    Parke

    Parke County Sheriff's Office

    458 W Strawberry Rd, Rockville, IN 47872

    (765) 569-5151

    Perry

    Perry County Sheriff's Office

    2211 Herman St, Tell City, IN 47586

    (812) 547-2441

    Pike

    Pike County Sheriff's Office

    100 S 4th St, Petersburg, IN 47567

    (812) 354-6024

    Porter

    Porter County Sheriff's Office

    2755 State Rd 49, Valparaiso, IN 46383

    (219) 477-3000

    Posey

    Posey County Sheriff's Office

    1201 ODonnell Rd, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620

    (812) 838-1321

    Pulaski

    Pulaski County Sheriff's Office

    110 E Meridian St, Winamac, IN 46996

    (574) 946-3341

    Putnam

    Putnam County Sheriff's Office

    13 Keightly Rd, Greencastle, IN 46135

    (765) 653-3211

    Randolph

    Randolph County Sheriff's Office

    155 E South St, Winchester, IN 47394

    (765) 584-1721

    Ripley

    Ripley County Sheriff's Office

    210 N Monroe St, Versailles, IN 47042

    (812) 689-5555

    Rush

    Rush County Sheriff's Office

    131 E 1st St, Rushville, IN 46173

    (765) 932-2931

    Scott

    Scott County Sheriff's Office

    111 S First St, Scottsburg, IN 47170

    (812) 752-8400

    Shelby

    Shelby County Sheriff's Office

    107 W Taylor St, Shelbyville, IN 46176

    (812) 392-6345

    Spencer

    Spencer County Sheriff's Office

    120 N Second St, Rockport, IN 47635

    (812) 649-6044

    St. Joseph

    St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office

    401 W Sample St, South Bend, IN 46601

    (574) 245-6540

    Starke

    Starke County Sheriff's Office

    5435 IN-8, Knox, IN 46534

    (574) 772-3771

    Steuben

    Steuben County Sheriff's Office

    206 E Gale St, Angola, IN 46703

    (260) 668-1000

    Sullivan

    Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

    24 S State St, Sullivan, IN 47882

    (812) 268-4308

    Switzerland

    Switzerland County Sheriff's Office

    405 Liberty St, Vevay, IN 47043

    (812) 427-3636

    Tippecanoe

    Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office

    2640 Duncan Rd, Lafayette, IN 47904

    (765) 423-9388

    Tipton

    Tipton County Sheriff's Office

    121 W Madison St, Tipton, IN 46072

    (765) 675-2111

    Union

    Union County Sheriff's Office

    106 E Union St, Liberty, IN 47353

    (765) 458-5194

    Vanderburgh

    Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

    3500 N Harlan Ave, Evansville, IN 47711

    (812) 421-6203

    Vermillion

    Vermillion County Sheriff's Office

    1888 IN-63, Hillsdale, IN 47854

    (765) 492-3838

    Vigo

    Vigo County Sheriff's Office

    201 Cherry St, Terre Haute, IN 47807

    (812) 462-3226

    Wabash

    Wabash County Sheriff's Office

    79 W Main St, Wabash, IN 46992

    (260) 563-8891

    Warren

    Warren County Sheriff's Office

    29 E 2nd St, Williamsport, IN 47993

    (765) 764-4367

    Warrick

    Warrick County Sheriff's Office

    100 IN-62, Boonville, IN 47601

    (812) 897-6180

    Washington

    Washington County Sheriff's Office

    801 Jackson St, Salem, IN 47167

    (812) 883-3580

    Wayne

    Wayne County Sheriff's Office

    200 E Main St, Richmond, IN 47374

    (765) 973-9393

    Wells

    Wells County Sheriff's Office

    1615 W Western Ave, Bluffton, IN 46714

    (260) 824-3426

    White

    White County Sheriff's Office

    915 Hanawalt St, Monticello, IN 47960

    (574) 583-2251

    Whitley

    Whitley County Sheriff's Office

    101 W Market St, Columbia City, IN 46725

    (260) 244-7119