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 2, 2026.
Monroe County, Arkansas, has about 6,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Monroe County comes from a judge of the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County court records, Monroe County police reports, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Monroe County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Monroe County that means the Monroe 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.
For Monroe County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at arcourts.gov/administration/acap/courtconnect (page title: Search ARCourts | Arkansas Judiciary), phone (501) 410-1900, 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 Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Brinkley and Clarendon serve warrants in Monroe County.
A warrant issued in Monroe County is good anywhere in Arkansas, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 110 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Monroe County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Monroe 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 Monroe County
Whether a warrant is out from Monroe County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (501) 410-1900, 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.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 870-238-1212, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Monroe County pages SearchSystems verified (the court'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 Monroe County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Monroe County starts with the Circuit Clerk at (501) 410-1900: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Monroe County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at arcourts.gov/circuit/?q=attorneys, phone 870-238-1212.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Monroe County?
Not from the Monroe 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 (501) 410-1900.
Who serves warrants in Monroe County?
The Monroe 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 Monroe County held?
At the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Monroe 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 (501) 410-1900.
Is this the official Monroe 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.