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 30, 2026.
Lewiston, Maine, in Androscoggin County, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lewiston comes from a judge of the Androscoggin County Superior Court or the District Court, 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 Maine an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lewiston that means the Androscoggin County Superior Court, which hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the clerk of each court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at androscoggincountymaine.gov/194/Courts (page title: Courts | Androscoggin County, ME), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Maine has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Lewiston
The Androscoggin 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.
A warrant issued in Androscoggin County is good anywhere in Maine, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the seven agencies in Androscoggin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,905 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 Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, held about 170 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at androscoggincountymaine.gov/171/Booking-Bail-Information, phone 207-753-2500. 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 three places:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 207-753-2500, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office at androscoggincountymaine.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Androscoggin County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Lewiston starts with the clerk of each 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 District Court is handled by that court, not by the Androscoggin County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at androscoggincountymaine.gov, phone 207-753-2500.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lewiston?
Not from the Androscoggin County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of each court.
Who serves warrants in Lewiston?
The agency that reports for Lewiston inside the city and the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Maine 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 Androscoggin 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 each court.
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.