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 on September 23, 2026.
Calaveras County, California, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Calaveras County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Calaveras County
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Calaveras County that means the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Superior Court clerk keeps that file.
For Calaveras County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at calaveras.courts.ca.gov (page title: Superior Court of California | County of Calaveras), phone (209) 754-9800, 400 Government Center Drive, San Andreas, CA 95249-9794, 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 Calaveras County
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Angels serve warrants in Calaveras County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one state police unit in Calaveras County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Calaveras County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the two agencies in Calaveras County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 934 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Calaveras County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Calaveras County 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 Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, held about 92 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sheriff.calaverasgov.us, phone (209) 754-6500. The Calaveras County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Calaveras County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Calaveras County
Whether a warrant is out from Calaveras County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk at (209) 754-9800, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (209) 754-6330, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Calaveras 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 Calaveras County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Calaveras County starts with the Superior Court clerk at (209) 754-9800: 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 districtattorney.calaverasgov.us, phone (209) 754-6330.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Calaveras County?
Not from the Calaveras 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 (209) 754-9800.
Who serves warrants in Calaveras County?
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a California warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Calaveras County held?
At the county jail, run by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Calaveras County 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 (209) 754-9800.
Is this the official Calaveras County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.