Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, has about 205,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Little Rock comes from a judge of the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Little Rock public records, Pulaski County warrants, Little Rock arrest records, Little Rock inmate search, Little Rock police reports, Little Rock property records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Little Rock
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Little Rock that means the Pulaski County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Circuit Clerk keeps that file.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Little Rock
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Little Rock (filed by the FBI as Little Rock Police Department) serve warrants in and around Little Rock.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies and three campus police departments in Pulaski County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Alexander Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pulaski County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pulaski County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Pulaski County is whichever one finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid across Arkansas.
Together, the seven agencies in Pulaski County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19,562 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Little Rock arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Little Rock Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,270 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at pcso.org, phone (501) 340-6600. The Little Rock inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Little Rock on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Little Rock
Whether a warrant is out from Little Rock shows in two places:
- CourtConnect, the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Pulaski County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Little Rock
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Little Rock that means appearing before the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pulaskipa.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Little Rock?
Not from the Pulaski County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Little Rock?
The agency that reports for Little Rock inside the city and the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Little Rock held?
At the county jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Little Rock cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
Is this the official Little Rock website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.