Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Citrus County, Florida, has about 170,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Citrus County comes from a judge of the Citrus County Circuit Court or the County 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: Citrus County public records, Citrus County arrest records, Citrus County inmate search, Citrus County criminal records, Citrus County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Citrus County
In Florida an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Citrus County that means the Citrus County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000, 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep that file.
For Citrus County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at citrusclerk.org/186/Court-Records-Search-SCORSS (page title: Court Records Search | Citrus County Clerk of Courts, FL), phone 352-341-6424, 110 N Apopka Ave Inverness, FL 34450, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Citrus County
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Citrus County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Citrus County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Citrus County is whichever one finds the person; an Florida warrant is valid across Florida.
Each agency and what it reported is in Citrus County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Citrus 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 Citrus County Sheriff's Office, held about 21 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at townofgreenwood.org/pt1_type/citrus-county-jail, phone 352-527-3332. The Citrus County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Citrus 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 Citrus County
Whether a warrant is out from Citrus County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller at 352-341-6424, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office at townofgreenwood.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Citrus County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Citrus County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Citrus County that means appearing before the Citrus County Circuit Court or the County Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the Citrus County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at citruscounty.gov/departments/attorney.php.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Citrus County?
Not from the Citrus County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller at 352-341-6424.
Who serves warrants in Citrus County?
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Florida warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Citrus County held?
At the county jail, run by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Citrus 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller at 352-341-6424.
Is this the official Citrus 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.