My friends daughter has a misdemeanor warrant and I am trying to help them pay it off without my friends daughter going to jail because she’s scared.

Thank you will have better success if you will re-post this question under criminal law, but since nobody has answered I will tell you what I think. Again, I suggest you verify this with a criminal attorney who practices in your county. I think once a warrant is issued, she is going to have to surrender herself on the warrant. If you time it right, say first thing in the morning, you should be able to get in front of a judge to confirm the fine is paid and deal with that bench warrant without the individual having to spend the night in jail, but I don't think you're going to be able to avoid an arrest and booking at this point. Judges don't play with people not coming to court. I think they will put her in jail just for a minute