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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Meade County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Meade County comes from a judge of the Meade County District Court, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Meade County public records, Meade County arrest records, Meade County inmate search, Meade County criminal records, Meade County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Meade County
In Kansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Meade County that means the Meade County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a municipal 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 District Court.
For Meade County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at meadeco.org/196/Court (page title: Court | Meade County, KS), phone 620-873-8750, 200 N Fowler Street Meade, KS 67864, Monday through Friday 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Meade County
The Meade County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Meade serve warrants in Meade County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Meade County is whichever one finds the person; a Kansas warrant is valid across Kansas.
The Meade County Sheriff's Office reported 27 arrests to the FBI for 2024; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Meade County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Meade 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 Meade County Sheriff's Office, held about 23 people on an average day in 2018 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at meadeco.org/190/Inmate-Search, phone (866) 574-8463. The Meade County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Meade 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 Meade County
Whether a warrant is out from Meade County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 620-873-8750, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone 620-873-8755, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Meade County Sheriff's Office at meadeco.org/190/Inmate-Search, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Meade 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 Meade County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Meade County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 620-873-8750: 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 County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at meadeco.org/211/County-Attorney, phone 620-873-8755.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Meade County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Meade County and Kansas. These wanted and warrant pages from its Meade County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Kansas Most Wanted (kbi.ks.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Meade County?
Not from the Meade County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' 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 District Court at 620-873-8750.
Who serves warrants in Meade County?
The Meade County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Kansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Meade County held?
At the county jail, run by the Meade County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Meade 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 District Court at 620-873-8750.
Is this the official Meade 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.