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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lincoln County, Idaho, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lincoln County comes from a judge of the Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County criminal records, Lincoln County court records, Lincoln County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Lincoln County
In Idaho an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lincoln County that means the Lincoln 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.
For Lincoln County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lincolncountyid.gov/clerks-office (page title: Clerk’s Office | Lincoln County, ID), phone (208) 886-2173, 111 W. B Street, Suite C Shoshone, ID 83352, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Lincoln County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Lincoln County is whichever one finds the person; an Idaho warrant is valid across Idaho.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported 101 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lincoln County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx.
A person arrested in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
The place to check for a warrant from Lincoln County is iCourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one Lincoln County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Lincoln County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Lincoln County starts with the Clerk of the District Court: 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 Lincoln County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lincoln County?
Not from the Lincoln 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of the District Court.
Who serves warrants in Lincoln County?
The Lincoln 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 Lincoln County held?
At the county jail, run by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.