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 24, 2026.
George County, Mississippi, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for George County comes from a judge of the George County Circuit Court or the Justice Court and County 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: George County public records, George County arrest records, George County inmate search, George County police reports, George County property records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in George County
In Mississippi an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For George County that means the George County Circuit Court, which hears felonies and the larger civil cases; the Justice Court and County Court issue their own warrants on the cases before them. A city with a municipal court 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 for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records keep that file.
Mississippi has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in George County
The George County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lucedale serve warrants in George County.
The agency that serves a warrant from George County is whichever one finds the person; an Mississippi warrant is valid across Mississippi.
Together, the two agencies in George County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 261 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in George County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from George 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 George County Sheriff's Office, held about 420 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at georgecountymssheriff.com/inmateSearch. The George County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in George 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 George County
The places to check for a warrant from George County:
- The District Attorney, phone 601.947.6161, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the George County Sheriff's Office at georgecountymssheriff.com/inmateSearch, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the George County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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.
The statewide criminal history kept by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Criminal Information Center is not open to the public in Mississippi, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from George County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from George County starts with the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the Justice Court and County Court is handled by that court, not by the George County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at georgecountyms.com/county_prosecutor.html, phone 601.947.6161.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in George County?
Not from the George County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records.
Who serves warrants in George County?
The George County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Mississippi warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in George County held?
At the county jail, run by the George County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from George 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 for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records.
Is this the official George 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.