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 on September 23, 2026.
Andrew County, Missouri, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Andrew County comes from a judge of the Andrew 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: Andrew County public records, Andrew County arrest records, Andrew County criminal records, Andrew County court records, Andrew County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Andrew County
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Andrew County that means the Andrew 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.
For Andrew County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at andrewcounty.org/offices/circuit-court (page title: Andrew County Circuit Court | Andrew County MO), phone 816-324-3624, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Andrew County
The Andrew County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Savannah and Country Club serve warrants in Andrew County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Andrew County is whichever one finds the person; an Missouri warrant is valid across Missouri.
Together, the two agencies in Andrew County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 252 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Andrew County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Andrew 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 Andrew County Sheriff's Office, held about 45 people on an average day in 2016 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Andrew 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 Andrew County
The places to check for a warrant from Andrew County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 816-324-3624, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 816-324-3535, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Andrew County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Andrew County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Andrew County starts with the Circuit Clerk at 816-324-3624: 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 Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at andrewcounty.org/offices/prosecuting-attorney, phone 816-324-3535.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Andrew County?
Not from the Andrew 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 file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at 816-324-3624.
Who serves warrants in Andrew County?
The Andrew County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Missouri warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Andrew County held?
At the county jail, run by the Andrew County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Andrew 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 Circuit Clerk at 816-324-3624.
Is this the official Andrew 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.