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.
St. Francis County, Arkansas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for St. Francis County comes from a judge of the St. Francis 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: St. Francis County public records, St. Francis County arrest records, St. Francis County inmate search, St. Francis County criminal records, St. Francis County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in St. Francis County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For St. Francis County that means the St. Francis 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.
For St. Francis County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at arcourtkiosk.org/st-francis-county/stfrancis (page title: St. Francis County Circuit Court | Arkansas Courthouse Kiosk), phone 870.261.1715, 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 St. Francis County
The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Forrest City, Hughes and Madison serve warrants in St. Francis County.
The agency that serves a warrant from St. Francis County is whichever one finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid across Arkansas.
Together, the two agencies in St. Francis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 353 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in St. Francis County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from St. Francis 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 St. Francis County Sheriff's Office, held about 28 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stfranciscountysheriff.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_ti.... The St. Francis County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in St. Francis 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 St. Francis County
Whether a warrant is out from St. Francis County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 870.261.1715, 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 custody page of the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office at stfranciscountysheriff.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the St. Francis 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 St. Francis County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from St. Francis County starts with the Circuit Clerk at 870.261.1715: 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 St. Francis County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in St. Francis County?
Not from the St. Francis 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 870.261.1715.
Who serves warrants in St. Francis County?
The St. Francis 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 St. Francis County held?
At the county jail, run by the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from St. Francis 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 870.261.1715.
Is this the official St. Francis 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.