Search Pembroke Pines Warrant Records

Pembroke Pines warrant records are managed by the Broward County Sheriff's Office and the Broward Clerk of Courts. The city has about 179,000 residents and sits in the southern part of Broward County. Pembroke Pines has its own police department, but warrant records go through the county system like all Broward cities. You can search for warrants tied to Pembroke Pines through the FDLE statewide search or BSO's arrest search tool. Both are free to use and open to the public without any account or registration needed.

Pembroke Pines Warrants and BSO

All warrant records for Pembroke Pines run through the Broward County Sheriff's Office. BSO has a Warrants Division that processes felony warrants, misdemeanor warrants, traffic capias, juvenile pick-up orders, and writs of bodily attachment. Each warrant gets confirmed and assigned a number. The Pembroke Pines Police Department handles day-to-day law enforcement in the city, but warrant records are tracked at the county level. Pembroke Pines officers can serve warrants during traffic stops and patrol work, though the warrant itself is a county document.

The Pembroke Pines Police Department is at 9501 Pines Blvd. Call (954) 431-2200 for general inquiries. If you ask about a warrant, they will likely send you to BSO or the FDLE database. The department works with BSO fugitive squads when serving warrants in Pembroke Pines.

The Broward Clerk of Courts tracks warrant activity in criminal case dockets that you can look up online.

The Broward Clerk of Courts site lets you search by party name or case number to find bench warrants, capias entries, and other warrant-related docket activity for cases in Pembroke Pines.

How to Search Pembroke Pines Warrants

The FDLE Public Access System is a good place to start. Visit the Wanted Persons search page and enter a name. The search is free. No sign-up needed. It pulls warrants from all 67 counties, so Pembroke Pines warrants filed through Broward County show up in results. You get the warrant type, the charge, and which agency put it in. The system refreshes every 24 hours from agency submissions.

BSO runs an arrest search on the sheriff's website that draws from the Broward County system. This may show Pembroke Pines warrants sooner than FDLE since the data does not have to pass through the statewide pipeline first. You search by name and date of birth.

For bench warrants and capias entries tied to specific court cases, use the Broward Clerk of Courts online case search. This gives you docket-level detail that the sheriff's warrant search does not. Pembroke Pines cases in the 17th Judicial Circuit all appear in this system once the clerk enters them.

Note: Warrants tied to Pembroke Pines may appear on BSO or the clerk site before the FDLE statewide database picks them up.

Types of Warrants in Pembroke Pines

Arrest warrants are the most common type in Pembroke Pines. A judge issues one after reviewing a sworn complaint and finding probable cause per Florida Statute 901.02. The warrant directs all sheriffs in Florida to arrest the named person. It can be served any day or night. Both Pembroke Pines Police and BSO deputies can execute arrest warrants within city limits.

Bench warrants get issued when someone misses a court date. A capias works the same way and can come from the Clerk of Circuit Court. Violation of probation warrants go out when a person breaks their probation terms. Fugitive warrants come into play when someone is wanted in a different state but living in or passing through Pembroke Pines.

Search warrants expire after 14 days under Florida Statute 933.07. Arrest warrants do not expire at all. They stay active until served or recalled by a judge. Old warrants from many years back can still result in an arrest if Pembroke Pines officers run a name during a routine stop.

Public Access to Pembroke Pines Warrants

Warrant records in Pembroke Pines are public under Florida's Sunshine Law. Florida Statute 119.07 says anyone can look at and copy public records held by government agencies. That includes warrant records at BSO and the Broward Clerk of Courts. You do not have to be the person named on the warrant to search. You do not need to give a reason.

Certain records are held back. Active criminal intelligence and investigative information is exempt under Florida Statute 119.071. Search warrant affidavits stay confidential until the warrant is served or law enforcement decides it cannot be carried out. Some warrants may not yet be in any public database if officers are still working a case. If you suspect someone in Pembroke Pines has a warrant but cannot find it online, a criminal defense attorney can make direct inquiries with the agency that took it out.

What to Do About a Warrant

If you discover a warrant in your name in Pembroke Pines, talk to a lawyer before doing anything else. Do not go to a police station or jail on your own. Florida law says that when you surrender on a warrant, you must go into custody before posting bond. A licensed bail bondsman in Broward County can guide you through the steps.

Per Florida Statute 901.16, the arresting officer must tell you why you are being arrested and that a warrant exists. The officer does not need the physical warrant in hand at the time of arrest but must show it if you ask. Under Florida Statute 901.07, if you are arrested on a Pembroke Pines warrant in a different county, the officer must let you know about your right to bail. You can post bail in that county if you do it right away.

Note: Pembroke Pines warrants never expire and can lead to arrest at any time, including during routine traffic stops.

Broward County Warrant Records

Pembroke Pines is in Broward County. All warrants run through BSO. The county serves about 1.9 million people across Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Coral Springs, and many other communities. For full details on the county court system, sheriff contacts, and warrant search tools, visit the Broward County page.

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Nearby Florida Cities

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