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.
Bremer County, Iowa, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bremer County 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: Bremer County public records, Bremer County arrest records, Bremer County criminal records, Bremer County court records, Bremer County police reports, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Bremer County
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bremer County 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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 Bremer County
The Bremer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Waverly, Sumner and Denver serve warrants in Bremer County.
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 Bremer County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bremer 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 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 Bremer 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 Bremer County
Whether a warrant is out from Bremer County shows in two places:
- 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 Bremer County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Bremer County 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 Bremer County?
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 Bremer County?
The Bremer 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 Bremer County held?
At the county jail, run by the Bremer County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Bremer 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 319-352-5661.
Is this the official Bremer 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.