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 September 23, 2026.
Arenac County, Michigan, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Arenac County comes from a judge of the Arenac 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: Arenac County public records, Arenac County arrest records, Arenac County inmate search, Arenac County police reports, Arenac County property records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Arenac County
In Michigan an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Arenac County that means the Arenac 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.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Who Serves Warrants in Arenac County
The Arenac County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Au Gres serve warrants in Arenac County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Arenac County: the Arenac County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Arenac County is good anywhere in Michigan, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
The Arenac County Sheriff's Office reported 258 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Arenac County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Arenac 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 Arenac County Sheriff's Office, held about 22 people on an average day in 2020 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at arenaccountymi.gov/Sheriff/Sheriff, phone 989-846-3002. The Arenac County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Arenac 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 Arenac County
The places to check for a warrant from Arenac County:
- 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 989-846-4597, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Arenac County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Arenac County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Arenac County starts with the County Clerk: 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 Arenac County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at arenaccountymi.gov, phone 989-846-4597.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Arenac County?
Not from the Arenac 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the County Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Arenac County?
The Arenac County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Michigan warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Arenac County held?
At the county jail, run by the Arenac County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Arenac 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 County Clerk.
Is this the official Arenac 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.