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 September 26, 2026.
Decatur, Texas, in Wise County, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Decatur comes from a judge of the Wise County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts, 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: Decatur public records, Wise County warrants, Decatur arrest records, Decatur inmate search, Decatur criminal records, Decatur court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Decatur
In Texas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Decatur that means the Wise County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit; the County Courts and Justice Courts 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 District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases keep that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.wise.tx.us/192/District-Clerk (page title: District Clerk | Wise County, TX), phone 940-627-5535, 101 North Trinity Street. Decatur TX 76234, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Texas has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Decatur
The Wise County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Decatur (filed by the FBI as Decatur Police Department) serve warrants in and around Decatur.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Wise County: the Wise County Constable's Precincts 1 and 4 (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Wise County is good anywhere in Texas, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the five agencies in Wise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 751 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Decatur arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Decatur 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 Wise County Sheriff's Office, held about 180 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.wise.tx.us/276/Detention, phone 877-618-3516. The Decatur inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Decatur on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Decatur
Whether a warrant is out from Decatur shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases at 940-627-5535, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 940-627-5257, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Wise County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Decatur
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Decatur starts with the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases at 940-627-5535: 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 County Courts and Justice Courts is handled by that court, not by the Wise County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.wise.tx.us/m/directory/department?did=39, phone 940-627-5257.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Decatur?
Not from the Wise County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases at 940-627-5535.
Who serves warrants in Decatur?
The agency that reports for Decatur inside the city and the Wise County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Texas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Decatur held?
At the county jail, run by the Wise County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Decatur 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 District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases at 940-627-5535.
Is this the official Decatur website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.