Municipal Court Cancelling Warrants

Recalling Bench Warrants

If a warrant for your arrest for failure to appear has been issued by St. Louis City Court, the Court will recall the warrant and give you a new court date according to the following rules:

One time only hardship recall without a cash bond: The Court will grant a one time only warrant cancellation on your case without a cash bond, regardless of the reason you failed to appear in response to a summons. To receive a one time only warrant cancellation, you must appear personally at the Court’s customer service window at 1520 Market Street, Suite 1120, with your driver license or non-driver picture ID. You are not eligible for a one time only hardship cancellation if you have previously received a cancellation of a prior warrant on your case.

Warrant cancellation by posting the required bond: If you are not eligible for a hardship warrant cancellation, you must post a cash bond of $50 per case with a cap of $200 if you have multiple cases. These amounts apply to most cases unless the judge issuing the warrant imposed a higher bond amount. If the judge set a higher bond, you must post the bond the judge has set, unless the court decides to lower your bond amount.

Appear in person on the special issues docket: If you are financially unable to post a required cash bond, you may ask to be placed on the special issues docket to appear in person before the Administrative Judge to explain your circumstances. If you have proof of a valid license or insurance to show the judge, bring that proof with you. The special issues docket is held most Tuesdays, at 11:00 AM. You must make your request to appear on the special issues docket in person at the customer service window in advance, and no later than 10:00 AM on the day of the docket. The judge will not see persons who walk in to the court room without first being scheduled by customer service.