Warrants Technician I

City of Atlanta, GA; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Municipal Court of Atlanta is seeking a Warrants Technician I to prepare and process FTA warrants, verify GCIC records, and coordinate with multiple agencies. The role involves administrative duties, data entry, and maintaining warrant documents.

Ideal candidates will have knowledge of GCIC rules, CMS operations, and the ability to work in a fast-paced court environment, including weekends and night shifts. Training and certification support may be provided.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of court policies and procedures
• Thorough knowledge of court functions and authority
• Basic knowledge of GCIC rules and regulations
• Ability to operate GCIC to run criminal and drivers’ history records
• Ability to read and interpret criminal and driver history records
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to compile and maintain records per court regulations
• Knowledge of court system terminology
• Ability to communicate with judges, law enforcement and the public
• Ability to operate a computer and automated case management system
• Ability to adapt to shift work
• Ability to work under stress with tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Run FTA reports via CMS and identify FTA cases
• Generate warrants for outstanding FTA cases
• Scan and docket signed warrants into CMS
• Add alerts to FTA cases in CMS
• Run Driver’s Query and FBI files on FTA warrants
• Run daily tickler in CMS for inactive warrants
• Add docket codes to cases for GCIC entry
• Scan cancellations or located persons into CMS history
• Modify/clear/cancel/validate FTA warrants in GCIC monthly
• Maintain all warrant documents and histories
• Research old warrant cases for payment balance
• Answer hits on FTA warrants promptly
• Place locate/detainer on subjects when needed
• Fax documents to jail/warrant/citation
• Send messages to agencies as needed
• Coordinate with Corrections or Fugitive Unit for pickups
• Fingerprint defendants/new hires/vendors
• Maintain GCIC/NCIC certification
• Work weekends/holidays/shift work
• Report inclement weather
• Adapt to policy changes

Skills

GCIC rules

CMS operations

Court procedures

Data accuracy

Communication

Interagency coordination

Recordkeeping

Shift work

Tools

GCIC

Court CMS

Job description

Municipal Court of Atlanta

Warrants Technician I

Posting Expires: October 26, 2026

Starting Salary: $44,353 annually

Shifts Available: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM AND 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM

General Description and Classification Standards:

The purpose of this position is to prepare and process Failure to Appear (FTA) warrants and process other warrants issued by the municipal court; preparing records for entry of warrants into Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC); validating and verifying active warrants; coordinating communications for the removal and cancellation of FTA warrants; running criminal and driver histories via GCIC database; and performing administrative and clerical functions related to warrants or other court operation-related activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.

The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or allinclusive. Incumbent may perform other duties not articulated in this job description as determined by the assignment judge, court administrator, deputy court administrator, deputy chief clerk and/or court operations manager.

Administrative Duties and Quality Control

• Run FTA reports via the court case management system (CMS) and identifies FTA cases.
• Generate warrants for all outstanding FTA cases.
• Scan and dockets signed warrants into the court case management system (CMS).
• Add appropriate alerts to the FTA cases via CMS or otherwise.
• Run Driver’s Query & Inquiry (CCH and FBI III files) on all FTA Warrants
• Run a daily tickler code in CMS to search for warrants that are no longer active.
• Add a docket code to all cases to be placed on GCIC.
• Scans cancellations or located persons into the CMS docket history.
• Modifies, clears, cancels and validates all FTA warrants entered GCIC monthly.
• File and maintains all warrants active, inactive, served, and cleared warrants.
• Maintains all supporting warrant documents including criminal history/drivers’ history records.
• Research old warrant cases for payment/ balance verification.
• Answering Hits on FTA Warrants in a timely manner (10min) or (1 Hour)
• Place a locate/detainer on a subject when necessary
• Fax necessary documents to the jail, Warrant, Citation and YQ
• Send AM messages to other Agencies when necessary
• Contact Corrections or Fugitive Dept. for local pickup
• Scan all documents into the (CMS)
• Fingerprint defendants, new hires and vendors.
• Maintain GCIC/NCIC Certification
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays and shift work.
• Must be able to report inclement weather.
• Must be able to adapt to policy and procedures changes.

Communication

• Acquires a judge’s signature for all FTA warrants.
• Complete the FTA wanted notice.
• Coordinate with the Fugitive Unit for pickups
• ACIC and other outside Agencies
• May perform other duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.

• Has basic knowledge of court policies and procedures, City of Atlanta and State codes, ordinances and laws.
• Has thorough knowledge of the organization, functions, jurisdiction and authority of the court.
• Has basic knowledge of Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) rules and regulations.
• Has the ability to operate GCIC to run criminal and drivers’ history records.
• Has the ability to read and interpret criminal and driver’s history records.
• Has the ability to handle/maintain confidential information.
• Has the ability to compile, organize, prepare and maintain an assortment of records and information in an effective manner and according to court operations and regulations.
• Has knowledge of the terminology used within the court system.
• Has the ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with judges, law enforcement officers and civilians, court officials, attorneys, court employees and the general public.
• Has the ability to operate a computer and use automated case management system for input, retrieval and tracking of data.
• Has the ability to be flexible with work schedules requiring shift work.
• Has the ability to work under stress related to duties that require constant attention to detail and tight deadlines.