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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Muskegon Heights, Michigan, in Muskegon County, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Muskegon Heights comes from a judge of the Muskegon County Circuit 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.
Related guides: Muskegon Heights public records, Muskegon County warrants, Muskegon Heights arrest records, Muskegon Heights inmate search, Muskegon Heights criminal records, Muskegon Heights court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Muskegon Heights
In Michigan an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Muskegon Heights that means the Muskegon County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces and family matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000, 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 County Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.muskegon.mi.us/1523/Online-Case-Search (page title: Online Case Search | Muskegon County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Who Serves Warrants in Muskegon Heights
The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Muskegon Heights (filed by the FBI as Muskegon Heights Police Department) serve warrants in and around Muskegon Heights.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Muskegon County: the Muskegon County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Muskegon County is whichever one finds the person; an Michigan warrant is valid across Michigan.
Together, the eight agencies in Muskegon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,991 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Muskegon Heights arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Muskegon Heights 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 Muskegon County Sheriff's Office, held about 330 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate. The Muskegon Heights inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Muskegon Heights on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Muskegon Heights
Whether a warrant is out from Muskegon Heights shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- MiCOURT Case Search, the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (231) 724-6435, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Muskegon 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 Muskegon Heights
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Muskegon Heights that means appearing before the Muskegon County Circuit Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the County Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Muskegon County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.muskegon.mi.us/1923/Prosecutor, phone (231) 724-6435.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Muskegon Heights?
Not from the Muskegon County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined, 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 County Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Muskegon Heights?
The agency that reports for Muskegon Heights inside the city and the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Michigan warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Muskegon Heights held?
At the county jail, run by the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Muskegon Heights 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 County Clerk.
Is this the official Muskegon Heights 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.