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.
Woodland, California, in Yolo County, has about 63,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Woodland comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo, 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: Woodland public records, Yolo County warrants, Woodland arrest records, Woodland inmate search, Woodland criminal records, Woodland court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Woodland
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Woodland that means the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo, 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 yolo.courts.ca.gov (page title: County of Yolo), 1000 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695, 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 Woodland
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Woodland (filed by the FBI as Woodland Police Department) serve warrants in and around Woodland.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Yolo County: the Highway Patrol's Woodland Area Office (state police); Union Pacific Railroad in Yolo County (other agency); the University of California at Davis (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Yolo County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the three agencies in Yolo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,690 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Woodland arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Woodland 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 Yolo County Sheriff's Office, held about 270 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at yolocountysheriff.com/organization/jail, phone 877-411-5588. The Woodland inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Woodland on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Woodland
The places to check for a warrant from Woodland:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 530-666-8180, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Yolo County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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.
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 Woodland
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Woodland starts with the Superior Court clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ace.yolocounty.gov, phone 530-666-8180.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Yolo County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Yolo County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Yolo 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 Woodland?
Not from the Yolo 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 Woodland?
The agency that reports for Woodland inside the city and the Yolo 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 Woodland held?
At the county jail, run by the Yolo County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Woodland 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 Woodland 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.