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 25, 2026.
Butte County, Idaho, has about 2,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Butte County comes from a judge of the Butte 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: Butte County public records, Butte County arrest records, Butte County criminal records, Butte County court records, Butte County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Butte County
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Butte County that means the Butte 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 isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/county-courthouse-directory (page title: County Courthouse Directory | Idaho Courts | Idaho Supreme Court), phone (208) 287-6900, 200 West Front St. Boise, ID 83702-7300, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Butte County District Court.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Butte County
The Butte County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Butte County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Butte County is whichever one finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid across Idaho.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office reported 16 arrests to the FBI for 2022; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Butte County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Butte 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 Butte County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Butte 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 Butte County
The places to check for a warrant from Butte County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at (208) 287-6900, 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) 527-3458, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Butte County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Butte County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Butte County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at (208) 287-6900: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the Magistrate Division is handled by that court, not by the Butte County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at buttecountyid.us, phone (208) 527-3458.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Butte County?
Not from the Butte 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) 287-6900.
Who serves warrants in Butte County?
The Butte 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 Butte County held?
At the county jail, run by the Butte County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Butte 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) 287-6900.
Is this the official Butte 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.