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 9, 2026.
Marshall County, Iowa, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Marshall County comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Marshall 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: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, Marshall County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Marshall County
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Marshall County that means the Iowa District Court for Marshall 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 Marshall 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: Marshall | Judicial District 2 | Iowa Judicial Branch), phone 641-754-1603, 17 East Main Street Marshalltown, IA 50158, 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 Marshall County
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Marshalltown and State Center serve warrants in Marshall County.
A warrant issued in Marshall 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.
Marshalltown reported 902 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Marshall County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Marshall 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 Marshall County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriffmarshallcounty.org/current-inmate-roster. The Marshall County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Marshall 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 Marshall County
Whether a warrant is out from Marshall County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 641-754-1603, 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 641-754-6314, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at sheriffmarshallcounty.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Marshall County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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.
Clearing a Warrant from Marshall County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Marshall County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 641-754-1603: 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 marshallcountyia.gov/attorney, phone 641-754-6314.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Marshall County?
Not from the Marshall 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 641-754-1603.
Who serves warrants in Marshall County?
The Marshall 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 Marshall County held?
At the county jail, run by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Marshall 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 641-754-1603.
Is this the official Marshall 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.