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Criminal warrants
King County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Warrants Unit enforces court orders issued by the Superior Court, including:
- Service of felony and civil arrest warrants
- Attending felony arraignment courts
- Transportation of prisoners to and from King County facilities
- Operating the state cooperative prisoner shuttle system
- Extradition of fugitives from inside and outside Washington State
Options to clear a warrant:
- Turn yourself in at any police station. You have to be arrested by a police officer.
- The jail will not allow you to walk-in directly, because they are not fully commissioned officers and can't make warrant arrests.
- Call the court involved.
- Municipal Court if you were charged by a city, district court for misdemeanors in unincorporated King County.
- Superior Court if it is a felony.
- In some felony cases you can schedule a new court date, but the warrant will still remain active until you are arrested, post a bail bond, or you appear in court and have it cleared.
- For felony arraignments call 206-477-3735 or 206-477-3755.
- Contact an attorney or bail bond company and arrange to make bail or appear in court.
Warrants unit tip sheet:
If you have information on someone you think may be wanted by the Sheriff’s Office, let us know. You may remain anonymous.
Option 1:
Email: warrant-tips@kingcounty.gov. (Indicate if you want to be contacted.)
Please include:
- Full name of subject (required)
- Date of birth of subject (required)
- What makes you think this person is wanted, and what they may be wanted for (optional)
- Address where subject is located (optional)
- Name/address where subject works (optional)
- Any additional information that may be helpful to detectives (optional)
- Your name, address, email address, and phone number.
Option 2:
Download and complete this form. Print and mail the form or send via email.