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.
Frankfort, Indiana, in Clinton County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Frankfort comes from a judge of the Clinton 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: Frankfort public records, Clinton County warrants, Frankfort arrest records, Frankfort inmate search, Frankfort criminal records, Frankfort court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Frankfort
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Frankfort that means the Clinton 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 in.gov/courts/local/clinton-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Clinton County), 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 Frankfort
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Frankfort (filed by the FBI as Frankfort Police Department) serve warrants in and around Frankfort.
The agency that serves a warrant from Clinton County is whichever one finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid across Indiana.
Together, the two agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 717 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Frankfort arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Frankfort 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 Clinton County Sheriff's Office, held about 200 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at clintoncountysheriff.com/inmateSearch. The Frankfort inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Frankfort on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Frankfort
Whether a warrant is out from Frankfort shows in four places:
- 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 765-659-6350, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office at clintoncountysheriff.com/inmateSearch, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Clinton 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 Frankfort
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Frankfort that means appearing before the Clinton 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 clintoncountyin.gov/Prosecutor, phone 765-659-6350.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Frankfort?
Not from the Clinton 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 Frankfort?
The agency that reports for Frankfort inside the city and the Clinton 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 Frankfort held?
At the county jail, run by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Frankfort 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 Frankfort 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.