Perry County Warrant Search Limits
No official Perry County active arrest-warrant search page was located on the sheriff website. That matters because some counties publish a live warrant list, but Perry County's official sources instead document related channels: the sheriff contact page, the jail roster, the tax-warrant payment page, the bond page, and court records in MyCase. A current inmate entry may show a CAPIAS/BENCH WARRANT charge line after arrest, but that is a custody record for a person already booked.
The practical rule is simple. Search online sources first, then confirm with the office that can act on the warrant. The Perry County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, led on the sheriff site by Sheriff Dave Faulkenberg, handles custody and bond questions at 2211 Herrman Street, Tell City, phone 812-547-2441. Bench warrants and capias matters tied to missed court, contempt, probation violations, or unpaid court obligations are tied to Perry Circuit Court cases and may require MyCase review or clerk contact.
Court-filed warrant events route through the Perry County Courthouse / Perry County Government Center at 2219 Payne Street. The Perry County Circuit Court Clerk, Joan Hess, maintains the official court file, and the Perry Circuit Court is the only court of record for Perry County under the local rules.
The sheriff's posting bond instructions explain how custody and bond payment work after an arrest or surrender. Those instructions are often more useful than a name search when a person already knows there is a warrant and needs to ask whether bond is set.
Bond details do not confirm every warrant, but they help explain the next step after a Perry County warrant leads to custody.
Types of Perry County Warrants
Perry County warrant records can come from several legal paths. Some are criminal arrest warrants based on probable cause or filed charges. Others are bench warrants or capias orders issued after a missed hearing, a probation problem, contempt, or failure to comply with a court order. Search warrants are different because they authorize a search, not a public arrest list, and they may remain sealed during an investigation.
- Arrest warrant: A court order authorizing arrest based on alleged criminal conduct or charges.
- Bench warrant or capias: A court-issued warrant often tied to failure to appear, probation, contempt, or noncompliance.
- Search warrant: A court order authorizing law enforcement to search a place, device, vehicle, or property.
- Fugitive or hold warrant: A warrant or hold that may involve another county, state, or agency.
- Tax warrant: A civil state tax collection tool routed through Indiana Department of Revenue and sheriff channels.
The Perry County tax warrants page is the clearest official online warrant page located. It is limited to Department of Revenue tax warrants and should not be treated as an arrest-warrant database.
Tax warrant payment data is useful for revenue collection matters, but it does not answer whether a person has an active criminal warrant.
Search Perry County Warrants
Because no official active warrant list was found, the search process is a chain of checks. Start with the record type you can verify, then call the right office. MyCase may show warrant-related docket entries, failure-to-appear activity, bond orders, and open criminal cases, but it is not advertised as a live active-warrant confirmation line. The jail roster may show warrant charges only after the person is in custody.
- Search Indiana MyCase by name or case number for Perry Circuit Court criminal, infraction, probation, and related docket entries.
- Check the Perry County current inmate list if the person may have already been booked on a capias, bench warrant, hold, or other warrant charge.
- Call the sheriff or detention center at 812-547-2441 when a direct warrant or custody question must be confirmed.
- Call the Perry County Circuit Court Clerk at 812-547-3741 for case-file copies, clerk records, and public documents not visible online.
- For tax warrants, use the sheriff tax-warrant page and Indiana Department of Revenue contact process.
Indiana VINE may help with custody or criminal-case notification, but it is not a county warrant list. The Perry County Sheriff's Office app was documented for alerts, tips, current-inmate references, and public-safety information, but no verified app-only warrant search was found.
Perry County Warrant Search Fields
Research did not locate a Perry County active-warrant search form with fields such as last name, first name, date of birth, or warrant number. The available fields come from related systems. MyCase accepts case, party, attorney, citation, and cross-reference searches. Tax warrant payment depends on information from the Indiana Department of Revenue letter. GovPayNow bond payment depends on booking and payment data.
| Channel | Fields or Inputs | What It Can Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| MyCase | Name, case number, citation number, cross-reference number, court, category, status | Public case activity, docket entries, bond orders, and warrant-related court events. |
| Current inmate list | Alphabet filter, roster blocks, charge and bond lines | Whether a booked person is in current Perry County custody. |
| Sheriff phone or counter | Name, date of birth if requested, warrant or case detail if known | Custody, booking number, bond, and practical surrender or payment instructions. |
| Tax warrant payment | CC Code and Warrant # from Department of Revenue letter | Tax-warrant payment routing, not criminal warrant status. |
| GovPayNow bond | Arrestee name, booking number, PLC 6903 or 6904, bond amount | Payment of allowed bond after booking or surrender. |
Perry County Warrant Record Details
A public warrant-related record may not appear as a neat warrant profile. Instead, the data may be spread across a court docket, a current inmate record, a bond record, or a tax-warrant payment record. For that reason, a Perry County warrant search should record the source and date checked.
| Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Name | Defendant, inmate, taxpayer, or party name depending on source. |
| Case number | Perry Circuit Court case number in MyCase when tied to a court matter. |
| Warrant type | Bench warrant, capias, arrest warrant, search warrant, hold, or tax warrant when disclosed. |
| Charge or reason | Filed criminal charge, failure to appear, probation issue, tax debt, or hold reason. |
| Bond amount | Bond line or court order when release is allowed. |
| Status | Open, cleared, booked, held, dismissed, or not public depending on the record source. |
Note: Search warrants, juvenile warrants, and sealed criminal warrants may be withheld even when related case records later become public.
Perry County Warrant Bonds
If a warrant results in custody, bond is controlled by the court and the sheriff's posted process. Perry local rules list a bond schedule for arrests without warrant, while the sheriff page says jail staff cannot alter or change bond unless directed by the judge. Some matters are no bond, and domestic or family battery or invasion of privacy may be held without bail pending probable cause within 48 hours or initial hearing, whichever comes first.
| Charge Level or Situation | Local Bond Schedule |
|---|---|
| Level 1 or 2 felony | $200,000 surety or $20,000 10% cash deposit |
| Level 3 or 4 felony | $100,000 surety or $10,000 10% cash deposit |
| Level 5 felony | $40,000 surety or $4,000 10% cash deposit |
| Level 6 felony | $15,000 surety or $1,500 10% cash deposit |
| Class A misdemeanor | $6,000 surety or $600 10% cash deposit |
| Murder | Held without bond |
GovPayNow is one listed payment channel for allowed bond payments. The GovPayNow bond service requires a booking number, correct PLC code, arrestee name, and bond amount, and the sheriff's page states the service fee is 9%.
GovPayNow is a payment tool after bond is known, not a search portal for finding hidden or sealed Perry County warrants.
Resolve a Perry County Warrant
An outstanding warrant should be verified before action is taken. Call the sheriff or court, ask whether bond is set, ask whether the matter is criminal, bench, capias, tax, or out-of-county, and confirm where to appear. A person facing a criminal warrant should consider counsel before surrender or court appearance, especially when the record involves felony allegations, probation, protective orders, or no-bond language.
Important: Do not rely only on online absence; call the sheriff, clerk, or court before assuming a Perry County warrant is cleared.
For tax warrants, the sheriff page directs disputes about the amount owed to the Indiana Department of Revenue at 317-232-2165. Payment may use IndianaWarrants.com, cashier's check, certified check, or money order to Sheriff of Perry County. Personal and business checks are not accepted for those tax-warrant payments.
Restricted Perry County Warrants
Some warrant material is not public while an investigation is active. Search warrants may be sealed, juvenile matters may be restricted by Indiana law, and records involving protected persons or confidential identifiers may be redacted. Court access is governed by the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records, APRA, and court orders.
Federal warrants or federal custody matters are separate from Perry County sources. They may involve the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Marshals, PACER, or the Federal Bureau of Prisons after federal custody. Those systems do not replace Perry Circuit Court, sheriff, or clerk checks for local warrants.