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 28, 2026.
Modoc County, California, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Modoc County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Modoc, 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: Modoc County public records, Modoc County arrest records, Modoc County criminal records, Modoc County court records, Modoc County police reports, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Modoc County
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Modoc County that means the Superior Court of California, County of Modoc, 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 Modoc County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at portal.modoc.courts.ca.gov/public-portal/?q=Home (page title: Modoc Superior Court | Public Access), 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 Modoc County
The Modoc County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Alturas serve warrants in Modoc County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Modoc County: Union Pacific Railroad in Modoc County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Alturas Area Office (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Modoc County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the two agencies in Modoc County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 294 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Modoc County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Modoc 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 Modoc County Sheriff's Office, held about 22 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Modoc 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 Modoc County
The place to check for a warrant from Modoc County is the court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
Not one of the Modoc County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's and the records request page) 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 Modoc County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Modoc County starts with the Superior Court clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Modoc County?
Not from the Modoc 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 Modoc County?
The Modoc 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 Modoc County held?
At the county jail, run by the Modoc County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Modoc 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.
Is this the official Modoc 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.