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 October 2, 2026.
Callaway County, Missouri, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Callaway County comes from a judge of the Callaway 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Callaway County
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Callaway County that means the Callaway 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.
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 Clerk keeps that file.
For Callaway County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=4675 (page title: Callaway 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 Callaway County
The Callaway County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fulton, Holts Summit and Auxvasse serve warrants in Callaway County.
The Jefferson City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Callaway County, so its arrests are not broken out for Callaway County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Callaway County is whichever one finds the person; an Missouri warrant is valid across Missouri.
Together, the three agencies in Callaway County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 547 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Callaway County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Callaway 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 Callaway County Sheriff's Office, held about 84 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Callaway 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 Callaway County
The place to check for a warrant from Callaway County is Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
Clearing a Warrant from Callaway County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Callaway County starts with the Circuit Clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Callaway County?
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 Callaway County?
The Callaway 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 Callaway County held?
At the county jail, run by the Callaway County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Callaway 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.
Is this the official Callaway 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.