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 4, 2026.
DeKalb County, Missouri, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for DeKalb County comes from a judge of the DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For DeKalb County that means the DeKalb 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1676 (page title: DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Stewartsville serve warrants in DeKalb County.
The Cameron Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including DeKalb County, so its arrests are not broken out for DeKalb County here.
A warrant issued in DeKalb 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.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported 18 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in DeKalb County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from DeKalb 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 DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, held about 68 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at dekalbsheriff.com. The DeKalb County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
The places to check for a warrant from DeKalb County:
- Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The page of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified at dekalbsheriff.com, which is a warrant or wanted list.
Clearing a Warrant from DeKalb County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from DeKalb County that means appearing before the DeKalb County Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County?
The DeKalb 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 DeKalb County held?
At the county jail, run by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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.