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 October 1, 2026.
Butler County, Iowa, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Butler County comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Butler 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Butler County public records, Butler County arrest records, Butler County inmate search, Butler County criminal records, Butler County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Butler County
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Butler County that means the Iowa District Court for Butler 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.
For Butler 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: Butler | Judicial District 2 | Iowa Judicial Branch), phone 319-242-3570, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Statewide, Iowa Courts Online is the Iowa Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Butler County
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Parkersburg serve warrants in Butler County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Butler County is whichever one finds the person; an Iowa warrant is valid across Iowa.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office reported 54 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Butler County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Butler 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 Butler County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at butlersheriff.org/jail-facilities. The Butler County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Butler 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 Butler County
The places to check for a warrant from Butler County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 319-242-3570, 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.
Not one of the Butler County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the court's) 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 Butler County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Butler County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 319-242-3570: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Butler County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Butler County and Iowa. These wanted and warrant pages from its Butler County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- IOWA System (Iowa On-line Warrants & Articles) (dps.iowa.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Butler County?
Not from the Butler 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 319-242-3570.
Who serves warrants in Butler County?
The Butler 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 Butler County held?
At the county jail, run by the Butler County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Butler 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 319-242-3570.
Is this the official Butler 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.