Search outstanding warrants and wanted-person records.
Wants-and-warrants searches query wanted-person and outstanding-warrant files for people a court index has not caught up to yet. DataFacts names wants-and-warrants as a national-search component, and JDP’s national file includes federal/state/local wanted fugitive lists.
Also called wanted persons, fugitive list, outstanding warrants.
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How it runs on vID
Identity verified
Search runs
Report returned
What it covers
Wanted-person and warrant entries in the files the fulfilling CRA queries- A current-status lead that a seven-year county disposition search can miss
An outstanding warrant can be a failure to appear on a traffic case or a very serious problem — it is a lead, not a conviction. Using it as a hiring bar without following it to the issuing agency is how fair-chance programs go wrong, and vID’s identity step matters here because warrant files often lack tidy dates of birth.
What it covers
- Wanted-person and warrant entries in the files the fulfilling CRA queries
- A current-status lead that a seven-year county disposition search can miss
What it doesn’t cover
Prove guilt or replace a court disposition- Cover every issuing agency; warrant reporting is uneven
- Authorize you to arrest anyone; you are an employer, not a sheriff
Where the data comes from.
Wanted / fugitive compilations
Often bundled inside a national criminal SKU and available as a named component when you want it explicit.
Why identity comes first.
Wrong-person warrants are a known problem. Do not put a warrant hit into a hiring file without a bound identity and a review path.
How the network fulfills it.
Wants-and-warrants is usually a slice of the national file. We will tell you whether your package includes a dedicated pass or relies on the national bundle — those are not the same promise.
This is the wrong search if…
You needed a conviction history
That is the county court. Use warrants as a pointer, not a verdict.
Your fair-chance policy forbids non-conviction data
Then this product may be unusable for you. Do not order it to look thorough.
Commonly ordered with.
- National criminal search
Often already contains a slice — confirm rather than double-order.
- County criminal search
Where a warrant, if it became a case, will have a file.
- Incarceration & bookings
Custody events that may sit next to a warrant.
Add Wants & warrants to your next check.
Identity-verified, fulfilled through the partner network.
Who orders this
Frequently asked questions.
Treat a warrant as a lead.
Identity first, source confirmation second, policy third. The network runs the file; you still decide what a hit means.
Clarify warrants coverage