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.
Vigo County, Indiana, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Vigo County 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: Vigo County public records, Vigo County arrest records, Vigo County inmate search, Vigo County criminal records, Vigo County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Vigo County
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Vigo County 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 Vigo County
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Terre Haute and West Terre Haute serve warrants in Vigo County.
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 Vigo County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Vigo 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 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 Vigo County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Vigo 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 Vigo County
Whether a warrant is out from Vigo 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, 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 Vigo County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Vigo County 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 Vigo County?
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 Vigo County?
The Vigo 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 Vigo County held?
At the county jail, run by the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Vigo 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 Vigo 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.