Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ketchikan, Alaska, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, has about 8,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Ketchikan comes from a judge of the Alaska Superior Court or the District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Ketchikan public records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough warrants, Ketchikan arrest records, Ketchikan criminal records, Ketchikan court records, Ketchikan DUI, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Ketchikan
In Alaska an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Ketchikan that means the Alaska Superior Court, which hears felonies, large civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the clerk of court at each courthouse.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1ke.htm (page title: Ketchikan Court Directory | Alaska Court System), phone 907-225-3195, 415 Main Street, Rm 400 MAILING ADDRESS 415 Main Street, Rm 400 Ketchikan AK 99901, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Ketchikan
The agency that reports for Ketchikan (filed by the FBI as Ketchikan Police Department) and, elsewhere, the Alaska State Troopers serve warrants in and around Ketchikan.
In Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
A warrant issued in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is good anywhere in Alaska, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Ketchikan reported 120 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Ketchikan arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Ketchikan Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail and prison in Alaska.
How to Check for a Warrant in Ketchikan
The places to check for a warrant from Ketchikan:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of court at each courthouse at 907-225-3195, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- CourtView, the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone (907) 269-6269, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough pages SearchSystems verified (the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Ketchikan
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Ketchikan that means appearing before the Alaska Superior Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of court at each courthouse.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Alaska Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at law.alaska.gov, phone (907) 269-6269.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Ketchikan?
Not from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of court at each courthouse at 907-225-3195.
Who serves warrants in Ketchikan?
The Alaska State Troopers or the city police; an Alaska warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Ketchikan held?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
How is a warrant from Ketchikan cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the clerk of court at each courthouse at 907-225-3195.
Is this the official Ketchikan website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.