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 on October 2, 2026.
Blaine County, Idaho, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Blaine County comes from a judge of the Blaine 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.
Related guides: Blaine County public records, Blaine County arrest records, Blaine County criminal records, Blaine County court records, Blaine County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Blaine County
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Blaine County that means the Blaine 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.blaine.id.us/837/County-Courts (page title: Blaine County District and Magistrate Courts | Blaine County, ID), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Blaine County District Court.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Blaine County
The Blaine County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue and Sun Valley serve warrants in Blaine County.
A warrant issued in Blaine County is good anywhere in Idaho, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the five agencies in Blaine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 526 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Blaine County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Blaine 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 Blaine County Sheriff's Office, held about 7 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Blaine 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 Blaine County
The place to check for a warrant from Blaine County is iCourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
Clearing a Warrant from Blaine County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Blaine County that means appearing before the Blaine 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 Blaine County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Blaine County?
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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of the District Court.
Who serves warrants in Blaine County?
The Blaine 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 Blaine County held?
At the county jail, run by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Blaine 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.
Is this the official Blaine 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.