The mission of the Connecticut Judicial Branch is to serve the interests of justice and the public by resolving matters brought before it in a fair, timely, efficient and open manner.
Active warrant – A warrant that authorizes a law enforcement officer to
arrest a person.
Failure to Appear Warrant (FTA) – An order by a judge or other judicial authority that
authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person the state believes has not come to court for a scheduled
hearing for a criminal matter, a motor vehicle matter, or an infraction.
Felony – Any crime for which a person may be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of more than one year.
Order to Incarcerate (OTI) – An order by a judge or other judicial
authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to deliver a person to a state correctional facility
because the person has not paid a fine or served a prison sentence, or both.
Paperless Arrest Warrant Network (PRAWN) – The Judicial Branch’s computer
system for warrants maintained by the Judicial Branch. PRAWN does not include information from
warrants requested by municipal and state law enforcement agencies.
Violation of Probation Warrant (VOP) – An order by a judge or other judicial
authority that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person the state believes has not followed his
or her conditions or requirements of probation.
Warrant - An order by a judge or other judicial authority that authorizes a law
enforcement officer to arrest a person for an offense specified in the warrant.
Warrants Issued – Warrants issued by a judge or other judicial authority.
Warrants Served – A person has been arrested on the warrant.