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 2, 2026.
Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County, has about 61,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Owensboro comes from a judge of the Daviess Circuit Court or the 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 and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Owensboro
In Kentucky an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Owensboro that means the Daviess Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
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 Circuit Court Clerk keeps that file.
For Daviess County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Daviess.aspx (page title: Daviess | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 270-687-7329, 100 E. 2nd St. P.O. Box 277 Owensboro, KY 42302-0277, Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Kentucky has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Owensboro
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Owensboro (filed by the FBI as Owensboro Police Department) serve warrants in and around Owensboro.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Daviess County: Daviess County Public Schools (other agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Daviess County is good anywhere in Kentucky, 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 Daviess County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,623 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Owensboro arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Owensboro 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 Daviess County Sheriff's Office, held about 560 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at dcsoky.gov, phone 270-685-8444. The Owensboro inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Owensboro on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Owensboro
Whether a warrant is out from Owensboro shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 270-687-7329, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Commonwealth's Attorney, phone 270-685-8442, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Daviess 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 Owensboro
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Owensboro starts with the Circuit Court Clerk at 270-687-7329: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Daviess Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at daviessky.org, phone 270-685-8442.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Owensboro?
Not from the Daviess County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Court Clerk at 270-687-7329.
Who serves warrants in Owensboro?
The agency that reports for Owensboro inside the city and the Daviess County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Kentucky warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Owensboro held?
At the county jail, run by the Daviess County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Owensboro 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 Circuit Court Clerk at 270-687-7329.
Is this the official Owensboro 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.