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.
Benewah County, Idaho, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Benewah County comes from a judge of the Benewah 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 Benewah County
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Benewah County that means the Benewah 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 benewahcountyid.gov/departments/court (page title: Court), phone 208-245-3241, 701 W College Ave, Suite 203 St Maries, ID 83861, Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm, 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 Benewah County
The Benewah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for St. Maries and Plummer serve warrants in Benewah County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Benewah County is whichever one finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid across Idaho.
Together, the two agencies in Benewah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 31 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Benewah County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Benewah 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 Benewah County Sheriff's Office, held about 19 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at benewahcountyid.gov/departments/sheriff, phone 208-245-2555. The Benewah County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Benewah 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 Benewah County
Whether a warrant is out from Benewah County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 208-245-3241, 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) 245-2564, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Benewah 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 Benewah County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Benewah County that means appearing before the Benewah 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 Benewah County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at benewahcountyid.gov/departments/prosecutor, phone (208) 245-2564.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Benewah County?
Not from the Benewah 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 208-245-3241.
Who serves warrants in Benewah County?
The Benewah County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Idaho warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Benewah County held?
At the county jail, run by the Benewah County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Benewah 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 208-245-3241.
Is this the official Benewah 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.