Checking for a Warrant in Walthall County
Venue comes first in any Walthall County warrant check. Tylertown Municipal Court takes city traffic, ordinance, and municipal misdemeanor cases. Justice Court handles county traffic, DUI, misdemeanor, and preliminary matters, while felony and circuit failure-to-appear records sit with the Circuit Clerk.
- Gather the full name, case or citation number, and court named on any paper.
- Call the likely clerk and ask what information is needed to locate the case.
- Use the sheriff roster only to check current or recent booking information.
- Ask the Sheriff’s Office about custody or service, not recalling a court order.
- Discuss surrender, bond, or a court filing with a lawyer before acting.
Three Walthall County Record Doors
The county’s official contact page shows three separate custodians. The Circuit Clerk sits at 200 Ball Avenue, reachable at 601-876-5677. Justice Court and the Sheriff’s Office share 807 Magnolia Avenue but keep different files. Justice Court answers at 601-876-2311. The sheriff’s published number is 601-876-3481.

The image provides source context and does not establish current warrant status.
Walthall County Sheriff’s Office
807 Magnolia Avenue, Tylertown, MS 39667
601-876-3481
Walthall County Warrant Types
A Walthall County warrant label matters less than the issuing court and its reason. Mississippi filings may say bench warrant or capias interchangeably, and the Fourteenth Circuit MEC page flags each type separately.
| Type | Typical setting | Likely issuer |
|---|---|---|
| Arrest warrant | Probable-cause process tied to a charge | Circuit or lower court judge |
| Bench warrant | Missed appearance or court-order issue | Circuit, Justice, Municipal, or support court |
| Search warrant | Authority to search for evidence | Authorized judge |
| Capias | Court-specific compelled appearance process | Issuing court |
The Walthall Sheriff Roster Has Limits
The official inmate-roster landing page covers current inmates and 48-hour releases, not outstanding warrants. Name searches can surface booking, charge, and bond details. The sheriff posts it for convenience only, and the data is neither certified nor authenticated.
Important: An empty roster result does not establish that no Walthall County warrant exists; confirm current status with the issuing court.
Inside a Walthall County Warrant Record
What a Walthall County warrant record shows depends on the court and its access rules. A docket entry can name the case and event yet omit the warrant document itself. Read the court’s exact status term. Do not assume every listed event is still enforceable.
| Case or warrant number | Identifier assigned by the issuing court |
|---|---|
| Subject name | Name used in the court or booking record |
| Charge or event | Underlying allegation or docket event |
| Issuing court | The office able to confirm current status |
| Bond | Amount or condition only when officially shown |
| Status | May read Capias Pending, Bench Warrant Issued, or Bench Warrant Returned |
Walthall Circuit Records Through PAMEC
The Fourteenth Circuit’s court-information page names Walthall Circuit Court and its MEC terminology. Public Access to Mississippi Electronic Court, or PAMEC, gives registered, paid access to available non-restricted electronic circuit records. It is no statewide warrant index. It also cannot replace confirmation from Justice Court, Municipal Court, or the sheriff. The circuit information reports an MEC go-live date of February 8, 2021, which is why some events appear electronically. Older documents, sealed matters, and lower-court events may not be searchable there. Review the PAMEC access terms before you register.
Issuing and Serving Warrants in Walthall County
Judges issue warrants and other court process in Walthall County. The Sheriff’s Office serves that process, runs the jail, and answers custody questions. Tylertown police work municipal law enforcement while the municipal court keeps its own city cases. Close offices do not mean merged files.
- Circuit Clerk
- Keeps circuit case files and felony docket records.
- Justice Court Clerk
- Handles county misdemeanor, traffic, and preliminary matters.
- Municipal Court
- Handles Tylertown ordinance, traffic, and municipal misdemeanor cases.
- Sheriff
- Handles service, custody, jail, and related law-enforcement functions.
Historic Courthouse, Separate Modern Files
Walthall County’s courthouse and jail, built in 1916–1917 at 200 Ball Avenue, still retains its historic jail cells. That heritage is worth knowing, but it does not describe how warrant records work today. Each custodian keeps a separate file. A circuit record lives at Ball Avenue, a Justice Court file sits at Magnolia Avenue, and a city case runs through Beulah Avenue, and none of them combine into one public list. Try the address test before calling anyone. Ask which building and clerk the case belongs to. That single step cuts down misrouted calls and lets you request a specific docket, citation, or event rather than some vague countywide search. It also keeps a Walthall County warrant question aimed at the office that can actually answer it.
If You Have a Warrant in Walthall County
A blank online search is not proof that no warrant exists. Skip the payment-receipt assumption too. Call the issuing court and ask what the record shows, whether you must appear in person, whether bond has been set, and how the court confirms a recall. The sheriff cannot erase a judge’s order in Walthall County. A lawyer can plan a filing, bond, appearance, or lawful surrender with you.
Important: Get legal and court instructions before traveling to an office, paying money, or attempting a voluntary surrender on a warrant.
Walthall Records Use Three Timestamps
Three different timestamps can attach to one Walthall County case. A court issuance date, a service or booking date, and a roster update date rarely match. No source here publishes a guaranteed update schedule. So a returned-warrant flag, a fresh booking line, or an old charge label all need the issuing clerk’s confirmation. Ask when a recent court action should appear and how the clerk provides proof. Then recheck the official record after that interval passes. That habit keeps a stale public display from standing in as the court’s current instruction on a warrant.
Walthall County Warrant Records and Public Access
The Mississippi Public Records Act opens many agency records in Walthall County, subject to procedures, exemptions, and redaction. Court records also answer to judicial rules. Sealed, expunged, juvenile, protected, or investigative material may stay withheld even when a related event is visible.
Key rules: Mississippi Code sections 25-61-5 and 25-61-7 cover inspection, response procedures, redaction, and reasonable actual costs; Walthall County posts no local fee schedule, so request a narrow date range and record type and ask for a written estimate.
One Walthall Town, Several Venues
Tylertown is the only incorporated town in Walthall County. Still, one resident can run into city, county, circuit, support, or federal process. Town status does not merge those venues into a single court. City citations stay in Municipal Court, county matters may start in Justice Court, and felony cases move through Circuit Court. That split matters when a relative steps in after a missed court date. Read the court name on the paperwork first. Share only what the clerk asks for, and skip sending sensitive details through the sheriff's plain-text contact form.
Walthall County Warrants by City
Walthall County has one incorporated city: Tylertown. Its Municipal Court, at 433 Beulah Avenue, handles city traffic tickets, ordinance violations, and municipal misdemeanors. Start a city warrant question there.
Tylertown Warrant Search
2020 population 1,515. Police and Municipal Court share the Beulah Avenue contact route.