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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Waverly, Iowa, in Bremer County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Waverly comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, 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: Waverly public records, Bremer County warrants, Waverly arrest records, Waverly criminal records, Waverly court records, Waverly police reports, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Waverly
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Waverly that means the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate 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 Clerk of the District Court keeps that file.
For Bremer County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-2/distr... (page title: Bremer | Judicial District 2 | Iowa Judicial Branch), phone 319-352-5661, 415 East Bremer Avenue Waverly, IA 50677, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Waverly
The Bremer County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Waverly (filed by the FBI as Waverly Police Department) serve warrants in and around Waverly.
A warrant issued in Bremer County is good anywhere in Iowa, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the four agencies in Bremer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 274 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Waverly arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Waverly 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 Bremer County Sheriff's Office, held about 68 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Waverly on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Waverly
The places to check for a warrant from Waverly:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 319-352-5661, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Iowa Courts Online, the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one Bremer County page SearchSystems verified, the court's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Waverly
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Waverly starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 319-352-5661: 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 Waverly?
Not from the Bremer County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the District Court at 319-352-5661.
Who serves warrants in Waverly?
The agency that reports for Waverly inside the city and the Bremer County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Iowa warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Waverly held?
At the county jail, run by the Bremer County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Waverly 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 Clerk of the District Court at 319-352-5661.
Is this the official Waverly 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.