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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Anderson, California, in Shasta County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Anderson comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Shasta, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Anderson public records, Shasta County warrants, Anderson arrest records, Anderson inmate search, Anderson criminal records, Anderson court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Anderson
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Anderson that means the Superior Court of California, County of Shasta, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
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 Superior Court clerk.
For Shasta County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at shasta.courts.ca.gov/online-services/court-case-records (page title: Court Case Records | Superior Court of California | County of Shasta), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Anderson
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Anderson (filed by the FBI as Anderson Police Department) serve warrants in and around Anderson.
The FBI's agency list also places one state agency, two other agencies and three state police units in Shasta County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Shasta County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the three agencies in Shasta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,161 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Anderson arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Anderson Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, held about 400 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at shastacounty.gov/sheriff/page/incustody. The Anderson inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Anderson on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Anderson
Whether a warrant is out from Anderson shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The custody page of the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at shastacounty.gov/sheriff/page/incustody, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Shasta County page SearchSystems verified, the court's, is not a list of open warrants.
The statewide criminal history kept by the California Department of Justice is not open to the public in California, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Anderson
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Anderson starts with the Superior Court clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Shasta County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Shasta County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Shasta County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- California's Most Wanted Fugitives (oag.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Anderson?
Not from the Shasta County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Superior Court clerk.
Who serves warrants in Anderson?
The agency that reports for Anderson inside the city and the Shasta County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a California warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Anderson held?
At the county jail, run by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Anderson 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 Superior Court clerk.
Is this the official Anderson website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.