SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Clark County, Indiana, has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Clark County 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County criminal records, Clark County court records, Clark County police reports, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.

Who Issues Warrants in Clark County

In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Clark County 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.

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 Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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 Clark County

The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Sellersburg, Charlestown, Utica and Borden serve warrants in Clark County.

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 Clark County arrest records.

Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Clark 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 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 Clark 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 Clark County

The places to check for a warrant from Clark County:

  • 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 Clark County

A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Clark County starts with the Clerk of the Circuit Court: 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 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 Clark County?

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 Clark County?

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Indiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.

Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Clark County held?

At the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.

How is a warrant from Clark 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Is this the official Clark 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.