Find Moses Lake Bench Warrants

Moses Lake bench warrants are court orders that judges sign when a person fails to appear at Moses Lake Municipal Court or a Grant County court. You can run a Moses Lake warrant search through the state courts data warehouse, the Grant County Superior Court site, and the city court page. Most outstanding warrant lookups take only a name. A date of birth helps narrow the list. Moses Lake is the largest city in Grant County and sits along I-90 in central Washington.

Moses Lake Municipal Court

Moses Lake Municipal Court handles city code cases filed by Moses Lake Police. That covers traffic, parking, DUI, DV, and small misdemeanors. The court clerk can confirm if a Moses Lake bench warrant is active. Staff cannot give legal advice. Most court cases also show up in the state data warehouse after filing. Felony cases move up to the Grant County Superior Court in Ephrata.

The Grant County Superior Court site at grantcountywa.gov has contact info, case data, and forms. Moses Lake cases filed as felonies show on the superior court docket. Smaller cases stay with the city court or move to the Grant County District Court.

Moses Lake Warrant Search Tools

The first stop for a Moses Lake warrant lookup is the Washington Courts Data Warehouse. The tool runs a name search across most district, municipal, and superior courts in the state. You can filter by court so you only see Moses Lake and Grant County results. The portal shows case number, charge, court date, and active warrant flag.

Try the state data warehouse for a fast name based warrant search.

The warehouse pulls warrant data and case info from Moses Lake, Grant County, and most Washington courts.

For courts that use the Odyssey case system, the Odyssey portal is a second route. You can also visit the main Washington Courts site for forms and court contact info.

How to Clear a Moses Lake Warrant

If you find an outstanding warrant in your name, do not wait. Call a lawyer. A lawyer can file a motion to quash and set a new hearing date. The judge may set bail or just reset the case. This is faster and safer than waiting to be picked up at a traffic stop. Court rule CrRLJ 2.2 sets the steps a municipal court judge must take to sign or recall a warrant.

Motion forms for a warrant quash are on the Washington Courts forms page. You can read the full rules on the courts.wa.gov site. State law on DOC community custody warrants is in RCW 9.94A.716 on apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw.

Note: A Moses Lake bench warrant stays active until the court quashes it, the person is arrested, or the judge closes the case.

Grant County Warrant List

The Grant County Sheriff runs its own warrant service. Cases filed against Moses Lake residents show up in the county system and often in the state data warehouse too. The sheriff handles service of warrants and entry into state and federal databases. If a warrant is active, police can see it on any traffic stop.

You can reach the Washington Courts directory to find phone and address info for Grant County courts. The directory lists every court in the state.

Moses Lake also has a growing online warrant tool tied to the city court. The tool lets the public run a name search and see if a warrant is active. Not every warrant shows the moment it is issued. There can be a short delay while the clerk enters the data.

DOC Warrant Search

The Washington Department of Corrections runs its own warrant list for people on community custody who broke the rules of release. Start at the DOC warrant search page. The service is free. The DOC also runs a wanted and absconder list with photos and case info.

Visit the DOC wanted list to see the most current escapees and absconders.

The list shows the most current wanted persons under the Washington Department of Corrections.

If you see a name on the list, call local police. Do not try to make the arrest yourself.

WATCH and Criminal History

The Washington State Patrol runs WATCH at fortress.wa.gov/wsp/watch. WATCH is a name based search of the state criminal record system. The tool returns prior conviction data and some active case info. A name only search is free. The full record check has a small fee.

WATCH does not show every active Moses Lake bench warrant. It does show prior charges that can help you confirm a person's record. The WSP runs a criminal history page with more info on the system and how to read the results.

Public Access Rules

Most Moses Lake court records are public. The Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, and court rule GR 31 set the rules. Case files are open unless a judge seals them. You do not need to give a reason or show ID. Juvenile warrants are not in the public system. Sealed cases do not show. Social security numbers and bank info are redacted.

The court clerk can confirm if a case is sealed or if a record is limited in some way. Call ahead with a name and a case number if you have one.

Note: Always call local law enforcement if you see a wanted person in Moses Lake; never try to detain the subject of a bench warrant on your own.

Moses Lake is the main population center in Grant County, and most court traffic for the area flows through the city court and the county district court. The state data warehouse is still the best single place to run a Moses Lake bench warrant search because it pulls from both courts at once. For older cases that may not show up online, call the clerk directly. Staff can pull the physical file and tell you if the warrant is still active.