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.
Putnam County, Missouri, has about 4,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Putnam County comes from a judge of the Putnam 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: Putnam County public records, Putnam County arrest records, Putnam County criminal records, Putnam County court records, Putnam County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Putnam County
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Putnam County that means the Putnam 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=1541 (page title: Putnam 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 Putnam County
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Unionville serve warrants in Putnam County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Putnam County is whichever one finds the person; an Missouri warrant is valid across Missouri.
Together, the two agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,180 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Putnam County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Putnam 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 Putnam County Sheriff's Office, held about 3 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Putnam 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 Putnam County
The place to check for a warrant from Putnam 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 Putnam County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Putnam County that means appearing before the Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County?
The Putnam 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 Putnam County held?
At the county jail, run by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Putnam 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 Putnam 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.