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 September 26, 2026.
Davenport, Iowa, in Scott County, has about 101,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Davenport comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Scott County, 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: Davenport public records, Scott County warrants, Davenport arrest records, Davenport inmate search, Davenport criminal records, Davenport court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Davenport
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Davenport that means the Iowa District Court for Scott County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 Clerk of the District Court.
For Scott County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at scottcountyiowa.gov/courts/clerk-court (page title: Clerk of Court | Scott County Iowa), phone 563-326-8647, Monday to Friday: 8-4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Davenport
The Scott County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Davenport (filed by the FBI as Davenport Police Department) serve warrants in and around Davenport.
The Durant Police Department is listed by the FBI across three 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 Iowa warrant is valid across Iowa.
Together, the nine agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,003 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Davenport arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Davenport 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 320 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates, phone 563-326-8625. The Davenport inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Davenport on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Davenport
Whether a warrant is out from Davenport shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 563-326-8647, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone 563-326-8600, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Scott County Sheriff's Office at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Scott 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 Davenport
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Davenport starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 563-326-8647: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at scottcountyiowa.gov, phone 563-326-8600.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Davenport?
Not from the Scott County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch'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 Clerk of the District Court at 563-326-8647.
Who serves warrants in Davenport?
The agency that reports for Davenport inside the city and the Scott County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Iowa warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Davenport held?
At the county jail, run by the Scott County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Davenport 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 District Court at 563-326-8647.
Is this the official Davenport website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.