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.
Scott County, Arkansas, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Scott County comes from a judge of the Scott 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: Scott County public records, Scott County arrest records, Scott County criminal records, Scott County court records, Scott County police reports, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Scott County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Scott County that means the Scott 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.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad (page title: Case Search, Arkansas Judiciary), 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 Scott County
The Scott County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Waldron serve warrants in Scott County.
The Mansfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Scott County, so its arrests are not broken out for Scott County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Scott County is whichever one finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid across Arkansas.
Together, the two agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 138 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Scott County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Scott 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 Scott County Sheriff's Office, held about 31 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Scott 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 Scott County
The places to check for a warrant from Scott County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk, 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 (479) 495-2649, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Scott 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 Scott County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Scott County starts with the Circuit Clerk: 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 Scott County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at yellcountyar.gov, phone (479) 495-2649.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Scott County?
Not from the Scott 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.
Who serves warrants in Scott County?
The Scott 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 Scott County held?
At the county jail, run by the Scott County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Scott 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.
Is this the official Scott 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.