Check Perry County Warrants

How to Check for a Perry County Warrant

There is no official Perry County warrant search, most-wanted list, or online warrant database on the county website. The Perry County Sheriff's Department page lists Sheriff Jacob Garner, Chief Deputy Van Giadrosich, and a single contact number for warrant and custody questions. That phone line is the most direct starting point. Unofficial warrant sites pull stale data and should never be treated as proof that a warrant does or does not exist.

Because warrants in the county can come from several courts, no single call covers every possibility. A felony warrant is tracked by the Circuit Court and the Circuit Clerk. A bench warrant for a missed lower-court date may come from a Justice Court or a city Municipal Court instead. The first task is to narrow down which court most likely issued the order, then contact that office directly.

Each access channel below answers a different piece of the question. Use the one that matches the kind of case you are checking, and confirm anything you find in writing.

• Sheriff's Department - call 601.964.8461 for arrest-warrant and custody questions; do not rely on third-party warrant websites.
• Circuit Clerk - call 601.964.3398 for felony case status, case numbers, fines, bond and sign-in records, and appeals from Justice Court.
• Justice Court - bench warrants for missed lower-court appearances may originate here; confirm directly with the issuing court named on your paperwork.
• Municipal Court - city warrants may come from Beaumont, New Augusta, or Richton matters; call the town or city court listed on the citation.
• MEC and PAMEC - a Circuit or Chancery docket may show a warrant or capias flag if the case is public, though sealed or active investigative warrants will not appear.

No public statewide Mississippi warrant search exists in official state sources, so there is no single screen that lists every Perry County warrant in one place.

Types of Warrants in Perry County

Warrants are not all the same, and the type controls who issued it and how it gets cleared. Some come straight from a judge during a case. Others follow a missed court date or a violation of release conditions. Knowing the category helps a person reach the right office faster.

• Arrest warrant - issued on probable cause to take a named person into custody for a charged offense.
• Bench warrant - issued by a judge, often for failing to appear or for missing a required bond sign-in.
• Capias - a court order or writ directing that a defendant be arrested or brought into custody, common after indictment.
• MDOC warrant - a corrections-related warrant tied to probation or post-release supervision status.
• Search warrant - authorizes law enforcement to search a place or property; these are not a public lookup item.

Felony arrest and capias matters generally route through the Twelfth Circuit Court, which serves Forrest and Perry Counties. Bench warrants for low-level matters often start in a Justice or Municipal Court. The full criminal file behind any of these is held in the Perry County criminal court records.

The Twelfth Circuit Felony Bond Sign-In Rule

The single most useful warrant-adjacent rule in Perry County comes from the Twelfth Circuit felony bond page. Everyone released on felony bond must sign in with the Circuit Court every month. The window runs from the first day of the month through the second Wednesday. Missing that sign-in can trigger a bench warrant, even when the underlying case has not changed.

There is a documented exception for people who cannot appear because they are in a hospital or a rehabilitation facility. In that situation the facility must fax a letter to Court Administrator Brittany Stuart at 601-545-6179, or email bstuart@forrestcountyms.us, and include a tentative release date. A defendant who keeps up with this monthly step avoids the most common way a Perry County bench warrant gets issued.

What a Perry County Warrant Record Shows

When a warrant or capias record is accessible through a clerk or a public docket, it carries a predictable set of fields. The exact display depends on the issuing court and whether the case is public. The fields below reflect official court flags and the data that typically appears on an accessible warrant-related record.

Custody status on a state offender can sometimes be confirmed separately through corrections records, and an arrest may also surface in the Perry County inmate records once a person is booked.

Perry County MEC Warrant Flags

Mississippi Electronic Courts, known as MEC, uses standard flags to mark warrant and bond events on a Circuit Court case. These flags appear on the Twelfth Circuit CourtInfo system and help a reader understand a docket. The terms below come from the official MEC flag definitions.

Bench Warrant Issued

A judge has issued a bench warrant on the case.

Bench Warrant Returned

The bench warrant has been served or returned to the court.

Capias Pending

A capias is awaiting service or further action.

MDOC Warrant Issued

A corrections-related warrant has been entered.

Bond Revocation

The court has revoked the defendant's bond.

Bond Review

Bond terms are under review by the court.

Bond Reinstated

A previously revoked bond has been put back in place.

In Custody

The defendant is currently held in custody.

Probation Viol Pend

A probation or post-release supervision violation is pending.

Order for Revocation of License

An order affecting a driver or professional license has been entered.

Public access to these dockets generally runs through PAMEC registration. Sealed cases and active investigative warrants are excluded, so a clean public screen does not always mean no warrant exists.

How to Resolve a Perry County Warrant

Clearing a warrant is a process, not a single phone call. The right path depends on which court issued the order and what the warrant is for. Moving through the steps in order keeps a person from surrendering at the wrong office or posting the wrong bond.

1. Do not treat any unofficial database result as final confirmation that a warrant exists or has cleared.
2. Identify the likely issuing court: Circuit felony, Justice Court, a municipal citation, probation or MDOC, or a Chancery contempt or order matter.
3. Call the Sheriff's Department at 601.964.8461 for custody and arrest-warrant handling.
4. Call the Circuit Clerk at 601.964.3398 for felony case, case number, fine, or court-date status.
5. If the issue is a missed felony bond sign-in, review the Twelfth Circuit sign-in rule and contact the bond company or court administrator as directed.
6. Ask whether a bond can be posted, whether a court appearance is required, and what payment method the office accepts.
7. If you are represented, have your attorney contact the court before you appear.
8. Get written proof that the warrant was recalled, served, quashed, or otherwise resolved.

A public-records request to the sheriff or a clerk may also work for closed, nonconfidential warrant records. Active investigations, sealed warrants, juvenile matters, and protected personal data can still be withheld.

Bench Warrants in Justice and Municipal Court

Not every Perry County warrant runs through the Circuit Court. A missed Justice Court date can produce a bench warrant outside the felony system. Justice Court handles many misdemeanor and small civil matters, and its warrant procedures are confirmed with the issuing court rather than a central portal.

City warrants are a separate track again. Beaumont, New Augusta, and Richton each handle municipal matters such as city ordinance and local traffic citations. Published municipal court procedure for these towns was limited, so the safest move is to call the town or city court printed on the citation or to ask the municipal office that issued it. The charges behind a lower-court warrant become part of the broader county criminal case file once a prosecutor acts on them.

Restricted Perry County Warrant Records

Some warrant records are not open to the public at all. Sealed warrants and warrants tied to an active investigation are commonly withheld so they do not tip off a subject before service. That is one reason a public docket can look clear even when an order is pending.

Juvenile and youth-court matters carry their own confidentiality protections under Mississippi law, so warrants connected to a minor are generally not public. Federal warrants are handled outside the county system entirely and run through federal courts and the U.S. Marshals Service. When a record is restricted, the proper route is to ask the issuing office what can be released and to verify status by phone rather than relying on any outside warrant site.

Note: A blank result on a public system is never proof that no warrant exists, so confirm directly with the sheriff or the issuing court before acting on it.