Where is a capias returned to?

• A. The court from which the capias was issued
• B. The arresting officer's precinct
• C. The clerk of the county
• D. The state's attorney

Answer: (A)

A capias is a court-issued order directing law enforcement to arrest a person and bring them before that court. When the capias is executed, the officer returns it to the court that issued it, providing the official record of what happened and the current status. This allows the court to update the case and decide the next steps. It isn’t returned to the arresting precinct or to the clerk or the state's attorney, since the responsible recipient for tracking and acting on the capias is the issuing court.