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 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Moberly, Missouri, in Randolph County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Moberly comes from a judge of the Randolph County Circuit 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.
Related guides: Moberly public records, Randolph County warrants, Moberly arrest records, Moberly inmate search, Moberly criminal records, Moberly court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Moberly
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Moberly that means the Randolph County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims. A city with a municipal divisions 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 Circuit Clerk.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1600 (page title: Randolph County Local Rules & Filing Information), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Moberly
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Moberly (filed by the FBI as Moberly Police Department) serve warrants in and around Moberly.
A warrant issued in Randolph County is good anywhere in Missouri, 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 Randolph County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 278 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Moberly arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Moberly 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 Randolph County Sheriff's Office, held about 63 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at randolphcountyso.org/inmates.html. The Moberly inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Moberly on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Moberly
The places to check for a warrant from Moberly:
- Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 844-277-6555, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Randolph County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Moberly
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Moberly that means appearing before the Randolph County Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at randolphcounty-mo.com, phone 844-277-6555.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Moberly?
Not from the Randolph County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Moberly?
The agency that reports for Moberly inside the city and the Randolph County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Missouri warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Moberly held?
At the county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Moberly 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 Clerk.
Is this the official Moberly 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.