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.
Boone County, Iowa, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Boone County comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Boone 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: Boone County public records, Boone County arrest records, Boone County criminal records, Boone County court records, Boone County police reports, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Boone County
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Boone County that means the Iowa District Court for Boone County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate 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 Clerk of the District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-2/distr... (page title: Boone | Judicial District 2 | Iowa Judicial Branch), phone 515-433-0561, 201 State Street Boone, IA 50036, 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 Boone County
The Boone County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Boone and Ogden serve warrants in Boone County.
The Woodward Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Boone County, so its arrests are not broken out for Boone County here.
A warrant issued in Boone 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 three agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 336 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Boone County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Boone 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 Boone County Sheriff's Office, held about 40 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Boone 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 Boone County
Whether a warrant is out from Boone County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 515-433-0561, 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 County Attorney, phone 515-433-0542, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Boone County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's, the prosecutor'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.
Clearing a Warrant from Boone County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Boone County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 515-433-0561: 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 County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at boonecounty.iowa.gov/attorney, phone 515-433-0542.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Boone County?
Not from the Boone 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 515-433-0561.
Who serves warrants in Boone County?
The Boone County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Iowa warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Boone County held?
At the county jail, run by the Boone County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Boone 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 Clerk of the District Court at 515-433-0561.
Is this the official Boone 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.