Guidelines and instructions to have a warrant withdrawn

For information on how to take care of this warrant, look at Court Case No. for the warrant shown above. Match the letters in the case number to the corresponding letters below.

CR | FG | TR | CV | LM | DM | RC | SC | CC

CR or FG:  Criminal and Fish & Game

Criminal Warrant defendants must surrender on the 1st floor in court room 1-1 located in the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas. The hours of surrender will be from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Guidelines

Defendants surrendering must come to the 1st floor of the Sedgwick County Courthouse, court room 1-1.

Do not bring any property except picture ID.

  1. No cell phones
  2. No food or drink
  3. No children

Sign in with the Sheriff’s Deputy.

Each Warrant will be treated on its own merit according to the charge(s).

TR:  Traffic

In an effort to assist persons with pending traffic cases and/or traffic warrants, the District Attorney's Office holds walk-in hours Monday - Friday at  8:30am and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30pm.  Defendants should report to the District Attorney's traffic office on the 5th floor of the Sedgwick County Courthouse and sign in. Defendants should bring relevant documentation (e.g. proof of insurance, proof of vehicle registration, drivers' license, etc.) to assist in resolving their cases. 

CV and LM:  Civil & Limited

Civil Warrant defendants for Order-in-Aid must surrender at the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas, 1st floor at the Jury Room. They must appear at 1:00 pm on THE 1ST and 3RD Friday of the month.

Guidelines

  1. Defendants surrendering must come to the 1st floor Jury Room of the Sedgwick County Courthouse on the 1st or 3rd Friday of the month.
  2. Sign in with the clerk.
  3. If the plaintiff’s attorney is present the matter may be resolved.
  4. If the plaintiff’s attorney is not present, the warrant will be withdrawn and an appearance date made for the next Friday Docket at 1:00 pm.

Failure to appear will require the warrant be reinstated for the arrest of the defendant.

DM or RC:  Domestic and Reciprocal

Guidelines

Individuals with outstanding warrants with the Domestic Court should contact the Court Trustees office at 316-660-5833 or come into their office in the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas, 7th floor between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The case will then be reviewed and an amount required to withdraw the warrant will be given. A copy will then be provided containing a court date for the person to appear regarding the case. Their presence at that court date will be required or another warrant will be issued for their arrest.

SC:  Small Claims

The Small Claims Court is located in the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas in the Civil Department on the 11th floor, room 1100.

Guidelines

You must call 316-660-5767 to request a court date to be set for your appearance. Once you appear the warrant will be set aside.

OR

Appear on a Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. for the normal docket. The docket is located on the 4th floor, courtroom 4-3. Advise the judge you have a warrant and want to take care of the matter. You will be given a court date in which to appear for a hearing. If you do not appear, another warrant will be issued and you will not be able to follow the procedure a second time. 

CC:  County Court

The Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, KS, 3rd floor, room 359 in the County Counselors office.  Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. except on Mondays from 1:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m. when they are in court. For questions, you may call 316-660-9053.

Guidelines

“If a person has a bench warrant in County Court, there are two (2) ways to address the bench warrant:  (1) payment of the fines and court costs in full; and (2) request a court date to personally appear before the County Court judge to request that the bench warrant be withdrawn.  Under option (1), anyone can make the payment, as long as the ticket number or court case number is included with the payment.  Upon full payment of the fines and court costs reflected in the warrant, the warrant would be withdrawn.  With option (2), the warrant would remain active unless and until the County Court judge would withdraw the bench warrant during the court date requested by the defendant.  Because the bench warrant would remain active until that court date, under option (2) the defendant could still be taken into custody on the warrant prior to the scheduled court date.”