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.
Donley County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Donley County comes from a judge of the Donley 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, clearing a warrant and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Donley County
In Texas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Donley County that means the Donley 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.
For Donley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.donley.tx.us/page/donley.County.Clerk (page title: Donley County, Texas), phone (806) 874-3351, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Donley County
The Donley County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Donley County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Donley County is whichever one finds the person; a Texas warrant is valid across Texas.
The Donley County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Donley County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Donley 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 Donley County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 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.donley.tx.us/page/donley.Sheriff, phone (806) 874-3533. The Donley County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Donley County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
Clearing a Warrant from Donley County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Donley County that means appearing before the Donley County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
A missed date in a case before the County Courts and Justice Courts is handled by that court, not by the Donley County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who serves warrants in Donley County?
The Donley County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Texas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Donley County held?
At the county jail, run by the Donley County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Donley 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 District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
Is this the official Donley 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.