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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Sullivan County, Missouri, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sullivan County comes from a judge of the Sullivan 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: Sullivan County public records, Sullivan County arrest records, Sullivan County criminal records, Sullivan County court records, Sullivan County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Sullivan County
In Missouri an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sullivan County that means the Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1576 (page title: Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Milan serve warrants in Sullivan County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sullivan County: Green City R-1 Schools (other agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 77 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sullivan County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sullivan County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
A person arrested in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
The place to check for a warrant from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Sullivan County that means appearing before the Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County?
The Sullivan 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 Sullivan County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.