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.
Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Terre Haute comes from a judge of the Vigo 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: Terre Haute public records, Vigo County warrants, Terre Haute arrest records, Terre Haute inmate search, Terre Haute criminal records, Terre Haute court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Terre Haute
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Terre Haute that means the Vigo 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/vigo-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Vigo 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 Terre Haute
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Terre Haute (filed by the FBI as Terre Haute Police Department) serve warrants in and around Terre Haute.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Vigo County: Indiana State University (campus police); the Hulman Regional Airport Authority (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Vigo 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 two agencies in Vigo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,348 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Terre Haute arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Terre Haute 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 Vigo County Sheriff's Office, held about 360 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at vigosheriff.in.gov/topics/vigo-county-jail, phone (812) 462-3226. The Terre Haute inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Terre Haute on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Terre Haute
Whether a warrant is out from Terre Haute shows in three 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 812-462-3305, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Vigo 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 Terre Haute
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Terre Haute that means appearing before the Vigo 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 vigocounty.in.gov, phone 812-462-3305.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Terre Haute?
Not from the Vigo 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 Terre Haute?
The agency that reports for Terre Haute inside the city and the Vigo 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 Terre Haute held?
At the county jail, run by the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute 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.