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 September 25, 2026.
Susanville, California, in Lassen County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Susanville comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen, 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: Susanville public records, Lassen County warrants, Susanville arrest records, Susanville criminal records, Susanville court records, Susanville traffic tickets, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Susanville
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Susanville that means the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen, 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lassen.courts.ca.gov (page title: Superior Court of California | County of Lassen), phone (530) 251-8205, 2610 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 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 Susanville
The Lassen County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Susanville (filed by the FBI as Susanville Police Department) serve warrants in and around Susanville.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lassen County: Union Pacific Railroad in Lassen County (other agency); California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Lassen-Modoc (state agency); the Highway Patrol's Susanville Area Office (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Lassen County is good anywhere in California, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Lassen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 587 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Susanville arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Susanville 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 Lassen County Sheriff's Office, held about 76 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Susanville on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Susanville
The place to check for a warrant from Susanville is the court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk at (530) 251-8205, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
The one Lassen 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 Susanville
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Susanville starts with the Superior Court clerk at (530) 251-8205: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Lassen County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lassen County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Lassen 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 Susanville?
Not from the Lassen 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 at (530) 251-8205.
Who serves warrants in Susanville?
The agency that reports for Susanville inside the city and the Lassen 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 Susanville held?
At the county jail, run by the Lassen County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Susanville 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 at (530) 251-8205.
Is this the official Susanville 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.