North Slope Borough Bench Warrants

North Slope Borough bench warrants are court orders that name a person who failed to appear, broke a release rule, or skipped a fine in a North Slope court case. You can search North Slope Borough bench warrants through the North Slope Borough Police Department, the Alaska State Troopers warrant database, and the CourtView case portal. This page shows you where to look up an active warrant for the North Slope, who to call, and how to clear an open bench warrant in Utqiagvik or one of the seven outlying villages.

North Slope Borough Police Warrant Records

The North Slope Borough Police Department serves the whole borough from its headquarters in Utqiagvik (Barrow). The main office is at 1068 Kogiak Street, Utqiagvik, AK 99723. The Central Office line is (907) 852-6111 and dispatch is (907) 852-0311. The records division holds local arrest files and active North Slope bench warrant info for cases inside the borough. Warrant lookup is done by phone or in person at the Utqiagvik HQ.

The department has 46 sworn officers. At least two officers live in each of the seven remote villages, with sub-stations in each village and at Prudhoe Bay. The North Slope Borough Police run the only contract jail in the borough under a state contract, and small holding cells sit in each village post. If a North Slope warrant is served on you in a village, you may be moved to Utqiagvik for booking and your first court hearing.

The 24-hour dispatch center coordinates with the Alaska State Troopers E Detachment on regional warrant work. Officers serve North Slope bench warrants across more than 90,000 square miles, often by snowmachine or small plane in winter.

The site lists the three divisions of the department: Central Office, Field Operations, and Support Services. Records and warrant checks fall under Support Services. Note: A name match in a borough records call is not a formal warrant check, so you should still confirm the open warrant with the issuing court.

Utqiagvik Court and Case Search

The Utqiagvik Trial Court hears criminal and civil cases for the North Slope Borough. The court is part of the Second Judicial District. To pull up an active North Slope bench warrant tied to a case, the fastest way is the statewide CourtView case search. Run the name as it appears on file. Open the case and read the docket lines for any "Warrant Issued" or "Bench Warrant" entry.

CourtView covers most cases filed since 1990. For older North Slope warrant files, call the court clerk at the Utqiagvik courthouse. The clerk can verify warrant status, look up the bond amount, and tell you when the next hearing is set. Court records access is also covered by Alaska's open records law at AS 40.25.110, so any member of the public can ask for a North Slope warrant file at the clerk's window.

To get a paper copy of a North Slope bench warrant or related case papers, file a trial court records request using Form TF-311. The first plain copy is $5.00 and each added copy is $3.00. A certified copy runs $10.00. Search warrants tied to North Slope cases use Form CR-714 and stay sealed under Criminal Rule 37(e) until the warrant is named in a charging document.

Alaska State Troopers E Detachment

The Alaska State Troopers E Detachment covers the North Slope Borough and the rest of northern Alaska. The Barrow Post sits at P.O. Box 270, Utqiagvik, AK 99723. The post line is (907) 852-3783. E Detachment troopers handle Alaska warrant service in places where there is no full-time North Slope Borough Police presence, and they back up village officers on serious calls.

The statewide AST active warrants database lists open warrants from AST cases, including North Slope cases worked by E Detachment. The list is updated each day. You can pull it as a PDF or CSV file and search it by name. The Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT) also runs drug operations in the region and may be the lead on some North Slope warrant investigations.

Note: The AST database does not show every North Slope bench warrant, only AST cases, so you should also check CourtView and call the Utqiagvik clerk for a full warrant lookup.

Clearing a North Slope Bench Warrant

If your name shows up on a North Slope bench warrants list, you have a few ways to clear it. Under AS 12.30.060, a bench warrant can be issued for failure to appear or for breaking the terms of release. Once it is issued, the warrant stays open until a peace officer serves it or a judge recalls it. Time alone will not clear an Alaska warrant.

The simplest path for many small cases is to walk into the Utqiagvik courthouse and ask the clerk to set the case for the next available calendar. For larger felony warrants, a defense lawyer should file a motion to quash the warrant on Form CR-330. The Alaska Court System lists steps on its criminal self-help page. Rule 4 of the Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure sets the basic test for issuing or recalling a warrant, and Rule 4 also says the court must use a summons unless arrest is needed.

• Turn yourself in at the Utqiagvik HQ on Kogiak Street
• Walk into a village sub-station and ask to be booked
• File Form CR-330 to ask the court to quash the warrant
• Show up at the next hearing and ask the judge to recall
• Pay open fines online for minor traffic warrants

Warrantless arrest by a North Slope officer is allowed under AS 12.25.030 for a crime that happens in front of the officer or for a felony with cause. If a search warrant has been signed under AS 12.35, it must be served within 10 days. The Alaska Department of Law Criminal Division handles state-level prosecutions, including most felony cases out of E Detachment.

North Slope Borough Police Structure

The North Slope Borough Police Department is one of the few borough-level police forces in Alaska. It has 46 sworn officers spread across eight posts. The main headquarters sits in Utqiagvik. Seven village sub-stations cover Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. At least two officers live in each village year-round. The department also runs a contract jail in Utqiagvik under a state agreement. Holding cells in the village posts can keep a person for a short time until a transport flight is set up. This setup means North Slope bench warrants can be served in the villages without waiting for a trooper to fly in from Fairbanks.

Nearby Boroughs

The North Slope Borough touches three other regions in Alaska. Each one has its own court and warrant info. Pick a nearby borough below to look up bench warrants in that area.