Electronic Bench Warrant

Warrant by telephone or other reliable electronic means.

Electronic bench warrant. Speaking more technically a bench warrant is issued by a judge when a defendant violates the rules of the court. Welcome to the hawaii state judiciary s electronic bench warrant system. Download form pdf 585 46 kb form number.

These electronic warrants constitute a true copy of the warrant and are considered delivered to the police department responsible for serving them when they are entered into the system. Ewi allows for a streamlined process to effectively manage the warrant progression from start to finish with all parties able to access documents in realtime while communicating with each other through secure video conference. The information is updated daily.

A bench warrant is issued when a person fails to oblige by court orders. Electronic bench warrant ewi since its debut in 1999 ewi electronic warrant interchange has been the recognized leader in warrant management solutions enabling remote collaboration between courts and law enforcement. Pathways to the bench video series.

Approved members of hawaii s law enforcement and criminal justice agencies may use the system to search for and view traffic and non felony criminal warrants. Roadways to the federal bench. A bench warrant usually means someone didn t have their backside on the bench when they should have.

Whenever a warrant is recalled or removed the clerk s office must immediately enter this information into the warrant management system mgla 276 23a. Here s a mnemonic device to start you off. These orders can be issued for anything such as child custody payments etc.