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.
Tehama County, California, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Tehama County comes from a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Tehama, 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: Tehama County public records, Tehama County arrest records, Tehama County criminal records, Tehama County court records, Tehama County police reports, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Tehama County
In California an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Tehama County that means the Superior Court of California, County of Tehama, 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 tehama.courts.ca.gov/online-services (page title: Online Services | Superior Court of California, County of Tehama), phone (530) 527-3946, 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 Tehama County
The Tehama County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Red Bluff and Corning serve warrants in Tehama County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, one state agency and two state police units in Tehama County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Tehama County is whichever one finds the person; a California warrant is valid across California.
Together, the three agencies in Tehama County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,738 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Tehama County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Tehama 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 Tehama County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Tehama 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 Tehama County
Whether a warrant is out from Tehama County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Superior Court clerk at (530) 527-3946, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (530) 527-3053, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Tehama County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Tehama County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Tehama County that means appearing before the Superior Court of California, County of Tehama, 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 tehama.gov, phone (530) 527-3053.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Tehama County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Tehama County and California. These wanted and warrant pages from its Tehama 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 Tehama County?
Not from the Tehama 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) 527-3946.
Who serves warrants in Tehama County?
The Tehama 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 Tehama County held?
At the county jail, run by the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Tehama 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 (530) 527-3946.
Is this the official Tehama 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.