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 9, 2026.
Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Quincy comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Adams 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: Quincy public records, Adams County warrants, Quincy arrest records, Quincy inmate search, Quincy police reports, Quincy property records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Quincy
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Quincy that means the Circuit Court of Adams County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic 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 Circuit Clerk.
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 Quincy
The Adams County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Quincy (filed by the FBI as Quincy Police Department) serve warrants in and around Quincy.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Adams County: John Wood Community College (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Adams County is whichever one finds the person; an Illinois warrant is valid across Illinois.
Together, the two agencies in Adams County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,389 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Quincy arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Quincy 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 Adams County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at adamscosheriff.net/portal/Jail?hours=24. The Quincy inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Quincy on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Quincy
The place to check for a warrant from Quincy is the State's Attorney, phone 217-277-2225, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Adams County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Quincy
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Quincy that means appearing before the Circuit Court of Adams 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 adamscountyil.gov, phone 217-277-2225.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Quincy?
Not from the Adams County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Quincy?
The agency that reports for Quincy inside the city and the Adams 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 Quincy held?
At the county jail, run by the Adams County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Quincy 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.
Is this the official Quincy 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.