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.
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Northwest Arctic Borough 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: Northwest Arctic Borough public records, Northwest Arctic Borough arrest records, Northwest Arctic Borough criminal records, Northwest Arctic Borough court records, Northwest Arctic Borough police reports, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Northwest Arctic Borough
In Alaska an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Northwest Arctic Borough 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/main/search-cases.htm (page title: Search Cases | Alaska Court System), 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 Northwest Arctic Borough
The agency that reports for Kotzebue and, elsewhere, the Alaska State Troopers serve warrants in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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 Northwest Arctic 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.
Kotzebue reported 137 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Northwest Arctic Borough arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Northwest Arctic Borough 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 Northwest Arctic Borough
Whether a warrant is out from Northwest Arctic Borough shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of court at each courthouse, 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) 852-8130, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic Borough
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Northwest Arctic Borough starts with the clerk of court at each courthouse: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
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) 852-8130.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Northwest Arctic Borough?
Not from the Northwest Arctic 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.
Who serves warrants in Northwest Arctic Borough?
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 Northwest Arctic Borough held?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
How is a warrant from Northwest Arctic Borough 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.
Is this the official Northwest Arctic Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.