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 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Quitman County, Georgia, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Quitman County comes from a judge of the Quitman County Superior Court or the State Court and Magistrate 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: Quitman County public records, Quitman County arrest records, Quitman County inmate search, Quitman County criminal records, Quitman County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Quitman County
In Georgia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Quitman County that means the Quitman County Superior Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit; the State Court and Magistrate Court issue their own warrants on the cases before them. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Superior Court keeps that file.
For Quitman County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at gqc-ga.org/home/government/clerk-of-superior-court (page title: Clerk of Superior Court | Georgetown Quitman County), phone 229-334-2578, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Georgia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Quitman County
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Quitman County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Quitman County is whichever one finds the person; a Georgia warrant is valid across Georgia.
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Quitman County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Quitman 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 Quitman County Sheriff's Office, held about 7 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at quitmansheriff.com, phone (229) 334-3726. The Quitman County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Quitman 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 Quitman County
Whether a warrant is out from Quitman County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Superior Court at 229-334-2578, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 229-724-3011, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Quitman County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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 Quitman County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Quitman County starts with the Clerk of Superior Court at 229-334-2578: 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 State Court and Magistrate Court is handled by that court, not by the Quitman County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pacga.org/find-your-prosecutor/county/quitman, phone 229-724-3011.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Quitman County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Quitman County and Georgia. These wanted and warrant pages from its Quitman County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Search for an Existing Warrant (georgia.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Quitman County?
Not from the Quitman County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Superior Court at 229-334-2578.
Who serves warrants in Quitman County?
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Georgia warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Quitman County held?
At the county jail, run by the Quitman County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Quitman 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 Superior Court at 229-334-2578.
Is this the official Quitman 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.