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 28, 2026.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, in Bonneville County, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Idaho Falls comes from a judge of the Bonneville County District Court or the Magistrate Division, 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Idaho Falls
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Idaho Falls that means the Bonneville County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division; the Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
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 Bonneville County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at bonnevillecountyidaho.gov/page/court-records (page title: Court Records | Bonneville County), phone (208) 529-1350, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Idaho Falls
The Bonneville County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Idaho Falls (filed by the FBI as Idaho Falls Police Department) serve warrants in and around Idaho Falls.
The agency that serves a warrant from Bonneville County is whichever one finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid across Idaho.
Together, the two agencies in Bonneville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,254 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Idaho Falls arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Idaho Falls 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 Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, held about 340 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at bonnevillecountyidaho.gov/administration/sheriff. The Idaho Falls inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Idaho Falls on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Idaho Falls
Whether a warrant is out from Idaho Falls shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at (208) 529-1350, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- ICourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 208-529-1348, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Bonneville 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 Idaho Falls
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Idaho Falls that means appearing before the Bonneville County District Court or the Magistrate Division, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the District Court.
A missed date in a case before the Magistrate Division is handled by that court, not by the Bonneville County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bonnevillecountyidaho.gov, phone 208-529-1348.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Idaho Falls?
Not from the Bonneville County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' 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 (208) 529-1350.
Who serves warrants in Idaho Falls?
The agency that reports for Idaho Falls inside the city and the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Idaho Falls held?
At the county jail, run by the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Idaho Falls 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 (208) 529-1350.
Is this the official Idaho Falls website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.