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 September 30, 2026.
Olney, Illinois, in Richland County, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Olney comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Richland 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: Olney public records, Richland County warrants, Olney arrest records, Olney inmate search, Olney criminal records, Olney court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Olney
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Olney that means the Circuit Court of Richland County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
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 Circuit Clerk keeps that file.
For Richland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/106/Richland-County-Courthouse/... (page title: Richland County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (618) 392-2151, mons Monday though Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Richland County.
Illinois has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Olney
The Richland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Olney (filed by the FBI as Olney Police Department) serve warrants in and around Olney.
A warrant issued in Richland County is good anywhere in Illinois, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Richland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 519 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Olney arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Olney 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 Richland County Sheriff's Office, held about 21 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at richlandcso.com/inmateSearch. The Olney inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Olney on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Olney
Whether a warrant is out from Olney shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (618) 392-2151, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State's Attorney, phone (800) 243-0618, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Richland County Sheriff's Office at richlandcso.com/inmateSearch, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Richland 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 Olney
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Olney that means appearing before the Circuit Court of Richland County, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at richlandcounty.illinois.gov/states-attorney, phone (800) 243-0618.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Olney?
Not from the Richland County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at (618) 392-2151.
Who serves warrants in Olney?
The agency that reports for Olney inside the city and the Richland County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Illinois warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Olney held?
At the county jail, run by the Richland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Olney 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 (618) 392-2151.
Is this the official Olney 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.