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 30, 2026.
Plumas County, California, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Plumas County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, 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: Plumas County public records, Plumas County arrest records, Plumas County inmate search, Plumas County criminal records, Plumas County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Plumas County
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Plumas County that means the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, 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 plumas.courts.ca.gov/online-services/record-searches (page title: Record Searches | Superior Court of California | County of Plumas), 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 Plumas County
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Plumas County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Plumas County: Union Pacific Railroad in Plumas County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Quincy Area Office (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Plumas 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.
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office reported 330 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Plumas County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Plumas 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 Plumas County Sheriff's Office, held about 32 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at plumascounty.us/2170/Jail, phone (530) 283-6267. The Plumas County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Plumas 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 Plumas County
Whether a warrant is out from Plumas County 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 District Attorney, phone (530) 283-6303, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Plumas 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 Plumas County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Plumas County that means appearing before the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, with the case put back on the calendar through the Superior Court clerk.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at plumascounty.us/1889/District-Attorney, phone (530) 283-6303.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Plumas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Plumas County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Plumas 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 Plumas County?
Not from the Plumas 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 Plumas County?
The Plumas 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 Plumas County held?
At the county jail, run by the Plumas County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Plumas 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 Plumas 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.