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 on September 24, 2026.
Hempstead County, Arkansas, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Hempstead County comes from a judge of the Hempstead 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Hempstead County public records, Hempstead County arrest records, Hempstead County inmate search, Hempstead County criminal records, Hempstead County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Hempstead County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Hempstead County that means the Hempstead 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hempsteadcountyar.com/circuit-clerk (page title: Circuit Clerk | Hempstead County Arkansas), phone (870) 777-2384, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hope serve warrants in Hempstead County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hempstead County: the State Park at Historic Washington State Park (state agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Hempstead County is whichever one finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid across Arkansas.
Together, the two agencies in Hempstead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 837 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Hempstead County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Hempstead County 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 Hempstead County Sheriff's Office, held about 67 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at hempsteadcountysheriff.org/detention-center, phone 870-777-6727. The Hempstead County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Hempstead County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Hempstead County
The places to check for a warrant from Hempstead County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (870) 777-2384, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- CourtConnect, the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
Not one of the Hempstead County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the court'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 Hempstead County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Hempstead County that means appearing before the Hempstead 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 Hempstead County Circuit Court.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Hempstead County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hempstead County and Arkansas. These wanted and warrant pages from its Hempstead County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Most Wanted, Sorting by Posting Date (hempsteadcountysheriff.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Hempstead County?
Not from the Hempstead 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 file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at (870) 777-2384.
Who serves warrants in Hempstead County?
The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Arkansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Hempstead County held?
At the county jail, run by the Hempstead County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Hempstead County 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 at (870) 777-2384.
Is this the official Hempstead County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.