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 October 9, 2026.
Macomb County, Michigan, has about 886,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Macomb County comes from a judge of the Macomb 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: Macomb County public records, Macomb County arrest records, Macomb County inmate search, Macomb County criminal records, Macomb County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Macomb County
In Michigan an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Macomb County that means the Macomb 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 macombgov.org/departments/clerk-register-deeds/court-records (page title: Court records), phone 586-469-5353, 40 North Main (1st Floor), Mount Clemens, MI 48043, 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 Macomb County
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Warren, Sterling Heights, St. Clair Shores, Roseville, Eastpointe, Fraser and seven more cities serve warrants in Macomb County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Macomb County: the Macomb County State Police (state police); Macomb Community College (campus police); the Stony Creek Metropark Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Grosse Pointe Shores Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Macomb County, so its arrests are not broken out for Macomb County here.
A warrant issued in Macomb 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.
Together, the 16 agencies in Macomb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,850 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Macomb County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Macomb 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 Macomb County Sheriff's Office, held about 910 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at macombgov.org/departments/sheriffs-office/locate-inmate, phone 586-469-5151. The Macomb County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Macomb 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 Macomb County
Whether a warrant is out from Macomb County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 586-469-5353, 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 586-469-5350, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Macomb County Sheriff's Office at macombgov.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Macomb 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 Macomb County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Macomb County that means appearing before the Macomb 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 Macomb County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at macombgov.org/departments/prosecutors-office, phone 586-469-5350.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Macomb County?
Not from the Macomb 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 at 586-469-5353.
Who serves warrants in Macomb County?
The Macomb 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 Macomb County held?
At the county jail, run by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Macomb 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 at 586-469-5353.
Is this the official Macomb 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.