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 26, 2026.
Lewiston, Idaho, in Nez Perce County, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lewiston comes from a judge of the Nez Perce 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 Lewiston
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lewiston that means the Nez Perce 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.
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 co.nezperce.id.us/Elected-Officials/Clerk-Auditor/District-Court/Ci... (page title: Civil Court, District Court, Nez Perce County Clerk Auditor), phone 208-743-1535, 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 Lewiston
The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lewiston (filed by the FBI as Lewiston Police Department) serve warrants in and around Lewiston.
The agency that serves a warrant from Nez Perce County is whichever one finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid across Idaho.
Together, the two agencies in Nez Perce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,120 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lewiston arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lewiston 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 Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office, held about 140 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at co.nezperce.id.us/Elected-Officials/Sheriff/In-Custody, phone 208-799-3132. The Lewiston inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lewiston on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Lewiston
Whether a warrant is out from Lewiston shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 208-743-1535, 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 208-799-3195, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office at co.nezperce.id.us, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Nez Perce 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 Lewiston
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Lewiston that means appearing before the Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.nezperce.id.us, phone 208-799-3195.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lewiston?
Not from the Nez Perce 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 208-743-1535.
Who serves warrants in Lewiston?
The agency that reports for Lewiston inside the city and the Nez Perce 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 Lewiston held?
At the county jail, run by the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lewiston 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 208-743-1535.
Is this the official Lewiston 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.