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 1, 2026.
Stephenville, Texas, in Erath County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Stephenville comes from a judge of the Erath 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: Stephenville public records, Erath County warrants, Stephenville arrest records, Stephenville inmate search, Stephenville property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Stephenville
In Texas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Stephenville that means the Erath 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.
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 Stephenville
The Erath County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Stephenville (filed by the FBI as Stephenville Police Department) serve warrants in and around Stephenville.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Erath County: the Erath County Constable's Precincts 1 and 2 (other agency); Tarleton State University (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Erath 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 three agencies in Erath County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 949 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Stephenville arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Stephenville 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 Erath County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 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.erath.tx.us/216/Jail, phone 254-965-3221. The Stephenville inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Stephenville on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Stephenville
The place to check for a warrant from Stephenville is the District Attorney, phone 254-965-5543, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Erath County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Stephenville
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Stephenville starts with the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases: 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 Erath County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.erath.tx.us/245/District-Attorney, phone 254-965-5543.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Stephenville?
Not from the Erath County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
Who serves warrants in Stephenville?
The agency that reports for Stephenville inside the city and the Erath 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 Stephenville held?
At the county jail, run by the Erath County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Stephenville 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.
Is this the official Stephenville 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.