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.
Montgomery County, Iowa, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Montgomery County comes from a judge of the Iowa District Court for Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Montgomery County
In Iowa an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Montgomery County that means the Iowa District Court for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-4/distr... (page title: Montgomery | Judicial District 4 | Iowa Judicial Branch), phone 712-623-4986, 105 Coolbaugh Street P.O. Box 469 Red Oak, IA 51566, 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 Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Red Oak serve warrants in Montgomery County.
A warrant issued in Montgomery 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.
Red Oak reported 220 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Montgomery County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, held about 16 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates. The Montgomery County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
Whether a warrant is out from Montgomery County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 712-623-4986, 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 custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Montgomery County that means appearing before the Iowa District Court for Montgomery County, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Montgomery County?
Not from the Montgomery 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 712-623-4986.
Who serves warrants in Montgomery County?
The Montgomery 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 Montgomery County held?
At the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Montgomery 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 712-623-4986.
Is this the official Montgomery 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.