What are outstanding warrants for arrest?

Outstanding arrest warrants are those warrants that are active and not withdrawn. An outstanding arrest warrants basically means that the police are still to arrest the person or the people on the warrant. The good thing about outstanding warrants for arrest is that they are public and anyone can check their or someone else's outstanding warrants for arrest.

There are several ways to look for active arrest warrants. One option is to go the local police department. This may not be a very good idea if you suspect there is an active warrant for your arrest. Another possible approach is to check the outstanding arrest warrant lists that are usually available at courts. A disadvantage of this search method is that these lists are not quire accurate and they may include warrants of people who are already arrested or warrants withdrawn for another reason.

How to check outstanding warrants for arrest?

Probably the most confidential and fast way to look for outstanding warrants for arrest is the online search. Many public record databases has active arrest warrant search capability. However you need to specifically check if a public record database provides outstanding warrants for arrest search on state and national level.

The search itself is very easy and straightforward - you need the name of the person whose records you want to view and the results are usually displayed in just a few seconds after the search.