Deltona Bench Warrants
Deltona bench warrants are handled through the Volusia County court system in the 7th Judicial Circuit. A bench warrant gets issued when a Deltona resident fails to show up for a court date or violates a court order. The Volusia County Clerk of Court maintains these records, and the Deltona Police Department along with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office can serve them. You can search for active bench warrants from Deltona through the clerk's records system or the FDLE statewide database. Both are public and free to use. This guide explains how to find, check, and resolve bench warrants in Deltona.
Deltona Quick Facts
Volusia County Clerk and Deltona Cases
Bench warrants for Deltona go through the Volusia County Clerk of Court. The clerk's main office is at 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand, FL 32720. DeLand is the county seat, not Deltona, so you may need to drive there for in-person matters. Call (386) 736-5915 for general questions about a bench warrant from a Deltona case. The Volusia County Clerk website has online tools for searching court records, requesting copies, and finding case information. Staff at the clerk's office can look up your case by name or number and tell you if a bench warrant is active.
Under Florida Statute 901.02, a judge must find probable cause before issuing a bench warrant. Once signed, the warrant goes into the clerk's records and becomes part of the court file. These records are public in Volusia County under the Sunshine Law. Anyone can ask to see them. The clerk handles certified copies and can mail them to you if you cannot visit the DeLand office in person.
Note: Deltona is the largest city in Volusia County by population, but the courthouse is in DeLand about 20 miles west.
Search Deltona Bench Warrants Online
You can search for bench warrants tied to Deltona cases through the Volusia County Clerk's online records system. The clerk's website at volusiaclerk.org offers a case search tool where you enter a name or case number. Results show case type, filing date, charges, and warrant status. This covers all of Volusia County, so every Deltona case appears here. The tool is free and available around the clock.
The Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers association shown below connects all 67 county clerk offices and helps share bench warrant data across the state.
The Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers portal links the clerk systems statewide, including Volusia County records from Deltona cases.
The FDLE also runs a statewide warrant database at fdle.state.fl.us. This pulls data from all Florida counties and updates every 24 hours. You can search by name or date of birth. FDLE lists bench warrants, arrest warrants, capias warrants, probation violation warrants, and fugitive warrants. Keep in mind the database is not a real-time confirmation that a Deltona bench warrant is still active. New warrants may take a day or so to show up. Old warrants that were recently recalled might still appear briefly.
Deltona Police and Warrant Enforcement
The Deltona Police Department is at 2345 Providence Blvd., Deltona, FL 32725. The phone number is (386) 860-7030. Deltona officers serve bench warrants within city limits and coordinate with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office on county-wide warrant operations. If you have an active bench warrant and live in Deltona, local police can arrest you during any contact, whether that is a traffic stop, a call for service at your home, or a random encounter.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office also serves bench warrants in Deltona. Sheriff Michael J. Chitwood runs the department. VSO publishes daily activity reports and accepts public records requests through their website. Under Florida Statute 901.04, any sheriff in the state can execute a bench warrant from Deltona. The warrant is not limited to Volusia County. It is valid statewide and gets entered into the Florida Crime Information Center system, which links to the national NCIC database.
There is no time limit on when a bench warrant can be served. Officers can come to your door at any hour. They can pick you up during a routine traffic stop in another city entirely. The bench warrant from Deltona stays in the system until the court resolves it.
Deltona Bench Warrant Penalties
Skipping court in Deltona brings real consequences. Florida Statute 843.15 makes failure to appear a separate criminal offense. If your original charge was a felony, the FTA is a third-degree felony with up to five years in prison. If the original charge was a misdemeanor, the FTA is a first-degree misdemeanor carrying up to one year in jail. These penalties are on top of whatever you were originally charged with. The bench warrant creates a new legal problem that did not exist before you missed your Deltona court date.
Bench warrants from Deltona never expire. A warrant from two years ago or twenty years ago remains active until it gets dealt with. Search warrants are different. They expire after 10 days under Florida Statute 933.05. But bench warrants just sit in the system. Many Deltona residents find out about forgotten bench warrants years later when they get stopped for something minor. The warrant pops up on the law enforcement computer and leads to an arrest right there on the spot.
Note: Under Florida Statute 88.3051, a court can issue a bench warrant or writ of bodily attachment when a person does not appear after proper notice in Volusia County.
How to Resolve Deltona Bench Warrants
Talk to a criminal defense lawyer first. That is the best advice for anyone who finds out about a bench warrant from a Deltona case. An attorney can look up your case in the Volusia County system, check the details, and help you figure out the smartest way to handle it. They may be able to file a motion to quash the warrant. This often works for old warrants or cases where the underlying charge was not that serious. Voluntary surrender usually goes better than getting arrested unexpectedly.
To resolve a Deltona bench warrant, you can:
- Hire a lawyer to file a motion to recall or quash the warrant
- Turn yourself in at the Volusia County jail
- Call the clerk's office at (386) 736-5915 to check your case status
- Contact the Deltona Police at (386) 860-7030 for questions
Be careful of scam calls. No real law enforcement officer in Deltona will ever call you and demand money over the phone to clear a bench warrant. If someone asks for gift cards or wire transfers, it is a scam. Hang up and report it. Bench warrant records in Deltona are public under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, the Sunshine Law. You can look them up yourself or have your lawyer do it. The eWarrants system used by Florida courts connects police, clerks, judges, and sheriffs across the state, including in Volusia County where Deltona cases are filed.
Deltona Warrant Records and Public Access
Florida's Sunshine Law makes bench warrants public records. In Deltona, that means anyone can look up warrant information through the Volusia County Clerk of Court. You do not have to be a party to the case. Exceptions exist for juvenile cases and sealed records, but most adult bench warrants in Deltona are fully open to the public. Under Rule 3.730 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, the clerk or the state attorney can prepare a direct capias to bring a person before the Volusia County court for sentencing.
You can get copies of bench warrant records from Deltona by visiting the clerk's office in DeLand, calling (386) 736-5915, or using the online tools on the clerk's website. Certified copies cost more than plain ones. The clerk can also confirm whether a specific bench warrant has been served, recalled, or is still active in the Deltona area.
Volusia County Bench Warrants
Deltona is in Volusia County, and all bench warrants are processed through the Volusia County court system in the 7th Judicial Circuit. DeLand is the county seat where the main courthouse sits. For the full county page with clerk details, sheriff information, and all related resources, visit the Volusia County bench warrants page.
Nearby Cities
These cities are near Deltona in Central Florida. Each has bench warrant information specific to its area.