Search Vanderburgh County Warrant Records

Vanderburgh County warrant records are public court documents covering active arrest warrants, bench warrants, and tax warrants filed through courts in Evansville, Indiana. Vanderburgh County is distinctive among Indiana counties in that the sheriff's office maintains a dedicated online warrant search on its own website. You can also use Indiana's free MyCase portal or contact the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office at 3500 Marion Avenue in Evansville.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office Warrant Search

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office offers one of Indiana's most detailed county-level warrant search tools. The search is available at vanderburghsheriff.org/warrant-search and lets the public search active warrants by name, filter by date range, and sort by warrant type. Warrant types you can filter include all warrants, felony, misdemeanor, and child support writ.

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office maintains an online warrant search at vanderburghsheriff.org/warrant-search where anyone can search active warrants by name, date, and offense type.

The warrant search filters let you narrow results by felony, misdemeanor, or child support writ status.

The sheriff's office includes an important notice on its warrant search page: "Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law." This applies to all results returned by the search tool.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office Details

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is at 3500 Marion Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712. The office handles warrant service for all Vanderburgh County courts and manages the county jail. The sheriff's website at vanderburghsheriff.org also has a public records section with criminal history requests and other tools.

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office homepage and criminal history section provide additional public record resources beyond the warrant search tool.

The sheriff's homepage provides direct links to the warrant search, criminal history requests, and other department services available to the public.

If you want to submit a tip about someone with an active warrant, the sheriff's website includes a tip form. You can choose to remain anonymous. Required fields are name, email, and phone. You can request a response by email or phone. Tip submission is a useful option when you have information about a person who may be evading service.

Criminal History Records in Vanderburgh County

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office also offers criminal history reports through its public records section. These are county-level records and differ from statewide ISP criminal history reports.

Criminal history records from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office cover local arrest records and may include information not yet in the statewide ISP database.

For a statewide criminal history report, the Indiana State Police processes requests for $15 online or $15.70 by mail. Send mail requests to Indiana State Police, P.O. Box 6188, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6188, or call 317-232-8262 for help. State reports cover arrests and convictions from all 92 Indiana counties.

MyCase and Statewide Search Options

In addition to the sheriff's warrant search, MyCase provides free access to Vanderburgh County court records. MyCase covers all Indiana courts and is useful for checking case details, scheduled hearings, and case status beyond just warrant information. For Evansville and Vanderburgh County cases, MyCase pulls from the circuit court, superior court, and other court divisions in a single search.

For tax warrants, the state tax warrant search covers civil judgments filed by the Indiana Department of Revenue. Tax warrants are not criminal records and don't appear in the sheriff's warrant search or in MyCase criminal case searches. The Indiana DOR sheriff warrant page explains what happens when a tax warrant reaches the Vanderburgh County Sheriff.

How Warrants Are Issued in Vanderburgh County

Evansville Police, county deputies, and other agencies file warrant requests with the Vanderburgh County courts. Under IC 35-33-2-1, a judge or magistrate signs an arrest warrant only when a sworn affidavit shows probable cause that a crime was committed and the named person is responsible. The judge reviews the facts before signing.

Warrants must comply with IC 35-33-2-2. Each warrant must name the person (or provide a description if the name is unknown), state the offense, and carry the issuing judge's signature. These details appear in the public warrant search on the sheriff's website and in MyCase court records.

Under IC 35-33-2-4, Indiana warrants do not expire. A Vanderburgh County warrant stays active until the person is arrested, the case is dismissed, or a judge recalls it. Given Evansville's population and active courts, there are often many open warrants at any given time.

Public Records and Access

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, applies to Vanderburgh County court filings. Most warrant records are publicly available unless sealed by a judge. Under IC 10-13-3-11, expunged records are not subject to general public release. You can request records from the Vanderburgh County Clerk's office at the courthouse in Evansville. The Indiana Protection Order Registry covers active protective orders statewide, including those issued by Vanderburgh County courts.

Cities in Vanderburgh County

Evansville is the qualifying city in Vanderburgh County with its own warrant records page.

Nearby Counties

Vanderburgh County is in southwestern Indiana. Neighboring counties each maintain their own warrant and court records systems.