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 1, 2026.
Posey County, Indiana, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Posey County comes from a judge of the Posey 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: Posey County public records, Posey County arrest records, Posey County inmate search, Posey County criminal records, Posey County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Posey County
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Posey County that means the Posey 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/posey-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Posey 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 Posey County
The Posey County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mount Vernon and Cynthiana serve warrants in Posey County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Posey County is whichever one finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid across Indiana.
Together, the two agencies in Posey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,004 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Posey County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Posey 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 Posey County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at poseycountyin.gov/county-offices/sheriffs-office, phone (812) 838-1320. The Posey County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Posey 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 Posey County
Whether a warrant is out from Posey County 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Posey 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 Posey County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Posey County that means appearing before the Posey 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 in.accessgov.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Posey County?
Not from the Posey 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 Posey County?
The Posey 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 Posey County held?
At the county jail, run by the Posey County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Posey 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 Posey 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.