How Do I Look Up Warrants in Mississippi?

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    You can use MississippiCourts.us to locate a warrant in Mississippi, as it compiles publicly available information reported by Mississippi's courts and law enforcement agencies into a single search. A search reveals the warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail or bond amount, when available.

    Mississippi's 82 counties each maintain their own circuit court, county court, and justice court systems, all operating independently when it comes to warrant records. The state completed its rollout of the Mississippi Electronic Courts (MEC) system statewide in mid-2025, but public access to case filings through MEC's companion portal — called PAMEC — requires a paid subscription ($10 annual registration fee plus $0.20 per page viewed). That fee barrier, combined with the fact that PAMEC is designed around case filings rather than warrant-specific lookups, means most people searching for warrant information in Mississippi hit a dead end before they find what they need.

    A single search through MississippiCourts.us bypasses the county-by-county fragmentation and the PAMEC subscription wall, pulling available warrant data from across the state into one result set — a significant advantage in a state where even neighboring counties can have entirely different record-keeping practices.

    Are Warrants Public Information in Mississippi?

    Mississippi's Public Records Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1 et seq.) establishes a broad presumption that government records are public property and open to inspection. Under § 25-61-5, any person can request a public record, and the agency must produce it or issue a denial within seven working days — with a hard outer limit of fourteen working days if the agency provides a written explanation for the delay. Denials must cite a specific exemption in writing.

    How that framework applies to warrants depends on the type:

    • Arrest warrants and bench warrants tied to filed charging affidavits or indictments are part of the court record and are accessible to the public once the case has been docketed. Mississippi's indictment process does add an unusual wrinkle: under MRCrP 2.1(b)(2), grand jury indictments are initially recorded in a "Secret Record of Indictments" and remain sealed until the capias is executed and the case receives a cause number. Until that point, the indictment — and the capias attached to it — is not publicly available.
    • Search warrants are governed by MRCrP 4.2 through 4.4 and must be returned to the court after execution. The underlying affidavit is part of the court file, but if the warrant relates to an ongoing investigation, the records fall under the investigative report exemption in § 25-61-12(2)(a), which gives law enforcement agencies discretion to withhold investigative files entirely.
    • Investigative reports broadly — defined in § 25-61-3(f) to include crime scene reports, witness identities, and information that could jeopardize prosecution — are exempt from disclosure while in the possession of a law enforcement agency. Incident reports, by contrast, are explicitly declared public records under § 25-61-12(c).

    The distinction between an incident report and an investigative report is where the gap between legal access and practical availability is widest. A warrant may be legally part of the public court file, but if the associated records are still classified as investigative, the sheriff's office or police department can decline to confirm the warrant's existence.

    How to Search for a Warrant in Mississippi

    1. Use MississippiCourts.us. Our Instant Warrant Lookup presents you with warrant record data compiled from available public resources in one convenient search. When available, you can find warrant type, issuing court, case number, alleged offense, and bail/bond amount, among other details, depending on the record type and issuing county.
    2. Search the PAMEC portal. The Mississippi Electronic Courts (MEC) system offers public access through its PAMEC subscriber interface. Registration costs $10 per year, and document views are charged at $0.20 per page. PAMEC allows case searches across circuit and county courts statewide, but coverage for justice courts varies, and warrant-specific queries are not a built-in feature — you will need the defendant's name or case number and must review docket entries to identify warrant activity.
    3. Contact the county sheriff's office or circuit clerk. For counties where online records are limited, a direct inquiry to the sheriff's office remains the most reliable method. Have the subject's full legal name, date of birth, and the county where the offense may have occurred ready. Mississippi's 82 county sheriff's offices handle warrant service for their respective jurisdictions, and many maintain active warrant lists that they will share on request — though few publish them online.
    4. Visit the courthouse in person. The circuit clerk's office in each county maintains the criminal case docket, and a walk-in request can produce warrant information that is not accessible remotely. If you are inquiring about a warrant that may be issued in your own name, be aware that appearing at a courthouse or sheriff's office creates a risk of immediate arrest.
    5. Retain an attorney. A Mississippi criminal defense attorney can contact the circuit clerk's office, the district attorney, or the court directly to determine whether an active warrant exists — and can do so without triggering an arrest.

    How Long Is a Warrant Active in Mississippi?

    Arrest warrants and bench warrants in Mississippi remain active indefinitely until the defendant is apprehended, appears before the court, or the warrant is recalled by the issuing judge. Search warrants operate under a strict timeline: MRCrP 4.3(1) requires execution within ten days of issuance, after which the warrant expires and the unexecuted warrant must be returned to the court. This ten-day ceiling applies to anticipatory search warrants as well. Mississippi law also restricts when certain warrants can be served: under MRCrP 3.2(a)(4), a judge sets bail on every arrest warrant at the time of issuance, and the warrant must command that the defendant be brought before the issuing judge or the nearest available judge with jurisdiction — a requirement that can delay execution in rural districts where judges sit on rotating schedules.

    Mississippi Warrant Records by County

    Warrants in Mississippi are issued and maintained at the county level. Each of the state's 82 counties has a sheriff's office responsible for executing arrest warrants and capiases issued by the circuit, county, and justice courts within its jurisdiction. Mississippi does not operate a centralized, publicly accessible statewide warrant database. The Mississippi Crime Information Center (MSCIC), maintained by the Department of Public Safety, aggregates warrant data for law enforcement use, but access is restricted to authorized agencies. Public searches must therefore be conducted county by county, either through the PAMEC system, by contacting the county sheriff directly, or through the circuit clerk's office.

    The directory below lists all 82 Mississippi county sheriff's offices, sourced from the Mississippi Sheriffs' Association.

    County

    Organization

    Address

    Phone Number

    Adams

    Adams County Sheriff's Office

    306 State St, Natchez, MS 39120

    (601) 442-2752

    Alcorn

    Alcorn County Sheriff's Office

    2833 S Harper Rd, Corinth, MS 38834

    (662) 286-5521

    Amite

    Amite County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 208, Liberty, MS 39645

    (601) 657-8057

    Attala

    Attala County Sheriff's Office

    102 Ridgewood Cir, Kosciusko, MS 39090

    (662) 289-5556

    Benton

    Benton County Sheriff's Office

    368 Ripley Ave, Ashland, MS 38603

    (662) 224-8941

    Bolivar

    Bolivar County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 539, Cleveland, MS 38732

    (662) 843-5378

    Calhoun

    Calhoun County Sheriff's Office

    178 S Murphree St, Pittsboro, MS 38951

    (662) 412-5000

    Carroll

    Carroll County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 291, Carrollton, MS 38917

    (662) 237-9238

    Chickasaw

    Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office

    130 Lancaster Cir, Houston, MS 38851

    (662) 456-2339

    Choctaw

    Choctaw County Sheriff's Office

    122 Jailhouse Rd, Ackerman, MS 39735

    (662) 285-6129

    Claiborne

    Claiborne County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 427, Port Gibson, MS 39150

    (601) 437-5161

    Clarke

    Clarke County Sheriff's Office

    444 W Donald St, Quitman, MS 39355

    (601) 776-5252

    Clay

    Clay County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 142, West Point, MS 39773

    (662) 494-2896

    Coahoma

    Coahoma County Sheriff's Office

    115 First St, Clarksdale, MS 38614

    (662) 624-3081

    Copiah

    Copiah County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 547, Hazlehurst, MS 39083

    (601) 894-3011

    Covington

    Covington County Sheriff's Office

    1107 Main St, Collins, MS 39428

    (601) 765-8281

    DeSoto

    DeSoto County Sheriff's Office

    3091 Industrial Dr West, Hernando, MS 38632

    (662) 469-8500

    Forrest

    Forrest County Sheriff's Office

    55 Arena Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39403

    (601) 544-7800

    Franklin

    Franklin County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 396, Meadville, MS 39653

    (601) 384-2323

    George

    George County Sheriff's Office

    355 Cox St, Suite B, Lucedale, MS 39452

    (601) 947-4811

    Greene

    Greene County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 637, Leakesville, MS 39451

    (601) 394-2341

    Grenada

    Grenada County Sheriff's Office

    35 Doak St, Grenada, MS 38901

    (662) 227-2877

    Hancock

    Hancock County Sheriff's Office

    8450 Hwy 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

    (228) 466-6935

    Harrison

    Harrison County Sheriff's Office

    10451 Larkin Smith Dr, Gulfport, MS 39503

    (228) 896-0606

    Hinds

    Hinds County Sheriff's Office

    407 E Pascagoula St, Jackson, MS 39205

    (601) 974-2900

    Holmes

    Holmes County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 120, Lexington, MS 39095

    (662) 834-1511

    Humphreys

    Humphreys County Sheriff's Office

    107 S Hayden St, Belzoni, MS 39038

    (662) 247-2551

    Issaquena

    Issaquena County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 147, Mayersville, MS 39113

    (662) 873-2781

    Itawamba

    Itawamba County Sheriff's Office

    100 Joe Staub Rd, Fulton, MS 38843

    (662) 862-3401

    Jackson

    Jackson County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568

    (228) 769-3024

    Jasper

    Jasper County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 464, Bay Springs, MS 39422

    (601) 764-2588

    Jefferson

    Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 218, Fayette, MS 39069

    (601) 786-3403

    Jefferson Davis

    Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 339, Prentiss, MS 39474

    (601) 792-5169

    Jones

    Jones County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 185, Laurel, MS 39440

    (601) 425-3147

    Kemper

    Kemper County Sheriff's Office

    330 Stennis Industrial Park Rd, De Kalb, MS 39328

    (601) 743-4880

    Lafayette

    Lafayette County Sheriff's Office

    711 Jackson Ave E, Oxford, MS 38655

    (662) 234-6421

    Lamar

    Lamar County Sheriff's Office

    205 Main St, Suite B, Purvis, MS 39475

    (601) 794-1005

    Lauderdale

    Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office

    2001 5th St, Meridian, MS 39301

    (601) 482-9806

    Lawrence

    Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 816, Monticello, MS 39654

    (601) 587-2961

    Leake

    Leake County Sheriff's Office

    316 CO Brooks St, Carthage, MS 39051

    (601) 267-7361

    Lee

    Lee County Sheriff's Office

    510 N Commerce St, Tupelo, MS 38804

    (662) 680-5784

    Leflore

    Leflore County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 905, Greenwood, MS 38930

    (662) 453-5141

    Lincoln

    Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

    215 Justice St, Brookhaven, MS 39601

    (601) 833-5231

    Lowndes

    Lowndes County Sheriff's Office

    527 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Columbus, MS 39704

    (662) 328-6788

    Madison

    Madison County Sheriff's Office

    2941 Hwy 51, Canton, MS 39046

    (601) 859-2345

    Marion

    Marion County Sheriff's Office

    219 Broad St, Columbia, MS 39429

    (601) 736-5051

    Marshall

    Marshall County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 5100, Holly Springs, MS 38634

    (662) 252-1311

    Monroe

    Monroe County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 683, Aberdeen, MS 39730

    (662) 369-2468

    Montgomery

    Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 346, Winona, MS 38967

    (662) 283-3343

    Neshoba

    Neshoba County Sheriff's Office

    920 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, MS 39350

    (769) 757-6714

    Newton

    Newton County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 395, Decatur, MS 39327

    (601) 635-4401

    Noxubee

    Noxubee County Sheriff's Office

    2832 Jefferson St, Suite 1, Macon, MS 39341

    (662) 726-5133

    Oktibbeha

    Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office

    111 D.L. Conner Dr, Starkville, MS 39759

    (662) 323-2421

    Panola

    Panola County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 273, Batesville, MS 38606

    (662) 563-6230

    Pearl River

    Pearl River County Sheriff's Office

    200 S Main St, Poplarville, MS 39470

    (601) 403-2340

    Perry

    Perry County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 228, New Augusta, MS 39462

    (601) 964-8461

    Pike

    Pike County Sheriff's Office

    2109 Jessie Hall Memorial Rd, Magnolia, MS 39652

    (601) 783-6767

    Pontotoc

    Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 240, Pontotoc, MS 38863

    (662) 489-3915

    Prentiss

    Prentiss County Sheriff's Office

    1901-B E Chambers Dr, Booneville, MS 38829

    (662) 728-6232

    Quitman

    Quitman County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 365, Marks, MS 38646

    (662) 326-3131

    Rankin

    Rankin County Sheriff's Office

    221 N Timber St, Brandon, MS 39042

    (601) 825-1480

    Scott

    Scott County Sheriff's Office

    530 Airport Rd, Forest, MS 39074

    (601) 469-1511

    Sharkey

    Sharkey County Sheriff's Office

    120 Locust St, Rolling Fork, MS 39159

    (662) 873-4321

    Simpson

    Simpson County Sheriff's Office

    1496 Simpson Hwy 149, Mendenhall, MS 39114

    (601) 847-2155

    Smith

    Smith County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 307, Raleigh, MS 39153

    (601) 782-4531

    Stone

    Stone County Sheriff's Office

    1420 Industrial Park Rd, Wiggins, MS 39577

    (601) 928-3191

    Sunflower

    Sunflower County Sheriff's Office

    1300 Allen Rd, Indianola, MS 38751

    (662) 887-2121

    Tallahatchie

    Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 100, Charleston, MS 38921

    (662) 647-3700

    Tate

    Tate County Sheriff's Office

    1 Justice Dr, Senatobia, MS 38668

    (662) 562-4434

    Tippah

    Tippah County Sheriff's Office

    205 W Spring St, Ripley, MS 38663

    (662) 837-9336

    Tishomingo

    Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office

    1208 Bettydale Dr, Iuka, MS 38852

    (662) 423-7000

    Tunica

    Tunica County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 25, Tunica, MS 38676

    (662) 363-1411

    Union

    Union County Sheriff's Office

    300 Carter Ave, New Albany, MS 38652

    (662) 534-1941

    Walthall

    Walthall County Sheriff's Office

    807 Magnolia Ave, Tylertown, MS 39667

    (601) 876-3481

    Warren

    Warren County Sheriff's Office

    1000 Grove St, Vicksburg, MS 39183

    (601) 636-1761

    Washington

    Washington County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 786, Greenville, MS 38701

    (662) 334-4523

    Wayne

    Wayne County Sheriff's Office

    613 Court St, Waynesboro, MS 39367

    (601) 735-3801

    Webster

    Webster County Sheriff's Office

    87 Government St, Eupora, MS 39744

    (662) 258-7701

    Wilkinson

    Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 980, Woodville, MS 39669

    (601) 888-3511

    Winston

    Winston County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 927, Louisville, MS 39339

    (662) 773-5881

    Yalobusha

    Yalobusha County Sheriff's Office

    11803 Highway 32, Water Valley, MS 38965

    (662) 473-3602

    Yazoo

    Yazoo County Sheriff's Office

    P.O. Box 108, Yazoo City, MS 39194

    (662) 746-5611