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.
Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Charlestown comes from a judge of the Clark Circuit and Superior Courts, 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: Charlestown public records, Clark County warrants, Charlestown arrest records, Charlestown criminal records, Charlestown court records, Charlestown police reports, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Charlestown
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Charlestown that means the Clark Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a city and town 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 the Circuit Court keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clarkcounty.in.gov/~ccounty/index.php/clark-county-indiana-resident... (page title: Clark County Indiana Courts and Law), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Charlestown
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Charlestown (filed by the FBI as Charlestown Police Department) serve warrants in and around Charlestown.
A warrant issued in Clark County is good anywhere in Indiana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the four agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,752 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Charlestown arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Charlestown 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 Clark County Sheriff's Office, held about 440 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Charlestown on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Charlestown
The places to check for a warrant from Charlestown:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 812.285.6264, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Clark County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Charlestown
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Charlestown that means appearing before the Clark Circuit and Superior Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcounty.in.gov, phone 812.285.6264.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Charlestown?
Not from the Clark County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' 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 Circuit Court.
Who serves warrants in Charlestown?
The agency that reports for Charlestown inside the city and the Clark County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Charlestown held?
At the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Charlestown 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 Circuit Court.
Is this the official Charlestown 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.