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.
Marshall County, Illinois, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Marshall County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Marshall 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, Marshall County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Marshall County
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Marshall County that means the Circuit Court of Marshall 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/32/Marshall-County-Courthouse/c... (page title: Marshall County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (309) 246-6435, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Marshall 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 Marshall County
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Henry and Lacon serve warrants in Marshall County.
The Washburn Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marshall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marshall County here.
A warrant issued in Marshall 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 three agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 68 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Marshall County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Marshall 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 Marshall County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriffmarshallcounty.org/current-inmate-roster. The Marshall County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Marshall 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 Marshall County
Whether a warrant is out from Marshall County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (309) 246-6435, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State's Attorney, phone 309-246-2028, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at sheriffmarshallcounty.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Marshall 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 Marshall County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Marshall County starts with the Circuit Clerk at (309) 246-6435: 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 State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marshallcountyillinois.gov, phone 309-246-2028.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Marshall County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Marshall County and Illinois. These wanted and warrant pages from its Marshall County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Wanted Fugitives (idoc.illinois.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Marshall County?
Not from the Marshall 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 (309) 246-6435.
Who serves warrants in Marshall County?
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Illinois warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Marshall County held?
At the county jail, run by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Marshall 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 Circuit Clerk at (309) 246-6435.
Is this the official Marshall 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.