Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Jefferson Davis County comes from a judge of the Jefferson Davis 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: Jefferson Davis County public records, Jefferson Davis County arrest records, Jefferson Davis County criminal records, Jefferson Davis County court records, Jefferson Davis County police reports, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Jefferson Davis County
In Mississippi an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Jefferson Davis County that means the Jefferson Davis 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.
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 criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.jefferson-davis.ms.us/circuit-clerk (page title: Circuit Clerk | Jefferson Davis County | Mississippi), phone 601-792-4231, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Jefferson Davis County
The Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Jefferson Davis County.
A warrant issued in Jefferson Davis County is good anywhere in Mississippi, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Each agency and what it reported is in Jefferson Davis County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office, held about 25 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County
The places to check for a warrant from Jefferson Davis County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records at 601-792-4231, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Jefferson Davis County pages SearchSystems verified (the court'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 Jefferson Davis County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Jefferson Davis County starts with the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records at 601-792-4231: 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 Jefferson Davis County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jeffdavisda.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Jefferson Davis County?
Not from the Jefferson Davis County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records at 601-792-4231.
Who serves warrants in Jefferson Davis County?
The Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Jefferson Davis 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 at 601-792-4231.
Is this the official Jefferson Davis 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.