College Alaska Bench Warrants

College bench warrants are court orders issued out of the Fairbanks court system when someone in this unincorporated area fails to appear for a hearing or breaks a release condition. College sits right next to Fairbanks and is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The Alaska State Troopers D Detachment serves as the main law enforcement for College. You can look up College bench warrants through the DPS active warrants database, the Alaska CourtView search tool, and by calling the troopers at (907) 451-5100. This page covers every way to search for and deal with a bench warrant in College.

State Troopers and College Warrants

College has no city police department. The Alaska State Troopers D Detachment out of Fairbanks covers the area. You can reach them at (907) 451-5100. The Fairbanks dispatch center takes all 911 calls for College and sends troopers when a call comes in. AST is the agency that serves bench warrants in College. Troopers run warrant checks on every stop and every call.

If a trooper pulls someone over in College and finds an active bench warrant, that person goes to jail. There is no warning or second chance with a bench warrant. Troopers coordinate with the Fairbanks Police Department on cases that cross the line between College and the city of Fairbanks. The two agencies share warrant data and help each other on arrests. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has its own police department for campus matters, but UAF police also run warrant checks and will hold a person for troopers if a College bench warrant comes up during a campus contact.

The Alaska Court System trial courts page has details on how to access court records from the Fairbanks courthouse, which handles all College bench warrant cases.

The trial courts page lets you find the right clerk's office, get forms for records requests, and see fee schedules. College cases go through the Fairbanks clerk, who takes requests in person, by mail, or online. A plain copy is $5.00 for the first document. Each extra copy is $3.00. Certified copies cost $10.00 for the first.

College Bench Warrant Court Rules

The Fairbanks courthouse in the Fourth Judicial District handles all court cases for College. A judge issues a College bench warrant under AS 12.30.060 when a person does not show up for a scheduled hearing or breaks the terms of a release order. The statute puts no time limit on the warrant. It stays active until the judge takes it back or law enforcement brings the person in. That could be days, months, or years.

Criminal Rule 4 lays out the rules for signing and serving warrants in Alaska. The judge needs probable cause. For a bench warrant, the cause is that the court told the person to appear and they did not. Once the clerk enters the warrant, it goes into the statewide system. Any trooper, city cop, or other officer in the state can see it during a name check. A College bench warrant can lead to an arrest in Juneau, Anchorage, or anywhere else.

Note: Bench warrants from College do not expire on their own and can be enforced statewide.

DPS Active Warrants for College

The Alaska DPS keeps a daily list of active warrants tied to state trooper cases. The DPS active warrants hot sheets let you pull up the full list and search for a College bench warrant by name. Each entry has the person's name, age, gender, bail amount, charge, and warrant type. You can download the list as a PDF or CSV.

The main AST warrants page explains how warrant data is gathered and published. Not every College bench warrant will appear on the DPS list. It only covers cases tied to trooper investigations. Court-issued bench warrants that are not connected to an AST case may only show up through CourtView or the clerk. The DPS page also has a tip line for people who know where a wanted person might be. AST says do not try to detain anyone on your own.

CourtView Search for College Warrants

The Alaska CourtView portal is a free tool that lets you look up court cases across the state. You can search by name or case number. For a College bench warrant check, type in the person's name and look at the results from the Fairbanks court. The case page shows the status, hearing dates, charges, and whether a bench warrant is open.

CourtView is one of the fastest ways to check for a College bench warrant. The system updates as clerks enter new records. There can be a short delay between when a judge signs a warrant and when it shows online. For the most current status, you can call the Fairbanks courthouse clerk. CourtView does not show sealed records, juvenile cases, or certain confidential files. It is a public access tool, so anyone can use it at no cost.

Resolving a College Bench Warrant

If you find out you have a College bench warrant, you should take care of it before a trooper catches up with you. The court uses Form CR-330 for a Motion to Quash Warrant. You file it at the Fairbanks courthouse. The judge looks at the reason for the warrant and decides if it can be recalled. Paying a fine, appearing for a reset hearing, or posting bail can all help get a bench warrant lifted.

Ways to handle a College bench warrant:

• Turn yourself in at the Fairbanks Correctional Center or a trooper post
• Post bail through the court or the jail
• File a Motion to Quash at the Fairbanks courthouse
• Show up at your next hearing and ask the judge to recall it
• Pay fines for minor charges through the court payment system

Under AS 12.25.030, law enforcement can arrest someone on a bench warrant at any time. This includes a traffic stop on College Road or a call to a residence. The Fairbanks Correctional Center is where people arrested on College bench warrants are booked. The court then sets a hearing to deal with the warrant. The court self-help criminal page has forms and instructions for people handling a warrant without a lawyer.

The Alaska Department of Law Criminal Division works with troopers on state-level cases in the College area. If the charge behind a bench warrant is serious, the state may oppose any motion to recall. AS 12.35 covers search warrants, which are different from bench warrants but use related court procedures.

Borough for College Court Filings

College is in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. All court filings for College bench warrants go through the Fairbanks courthouse in the Fourth Judicial District. For full details on warrant records in the borough, see the Fairbanks North Star Borough bench warrants page. That page covers clerk contacts, courthouse info, and links for the entire borough.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough covers a large area around Fairbanks and the surrounding communities. College sits just west of the city. The area has a large student population thanks to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Law enforcement in College is split between AST for the unincorporated area and Fairbanks PD for the city. People picked up on College bench warrants are booked at the Fairbanks Correctional Center before going to court.

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