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.
Marquette County, Michigan, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Marquette County comes from a judge of the Marquette 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: Marquette County public records, Marquette County arrest records, Marquette County inmate search, Marquette County police reports, Marquette County property records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Marquette County
In Michigan an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Marquette County that means the Marquette 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.
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 County Clerk.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Who Serves Warrants in Marquette County
The Marquette County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Marquette, Ishpeming (township), Ishpeming and Negaunee serve warrants in Marquette County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Marquette County: Northern Michigan University (campus police); the Marquette County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Marquette County is whichever one finds the person; an Michigan warrant is valid across Michigan.
Together, the six agencies in Marquette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,090 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Marquette County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Marquette 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 Marquette County Sheriff's Office, held about 62 people on an average day in 2020 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.marquette.mi.us/departments/sheriff_s_office/index.php, phone (906) 225-8435. The Marquette County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Marquette 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 Marquette County
Whether a warrant is out from Marquette County shows in two places:
- 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 (906) 225-8310, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Marquette 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 Marquette County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Marquette County that means appearing before the Marquette 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 Marquette County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.marquette.mi.us, phone (906) 225-8310.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Marquette County?
Not from the Marquette 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 Marquette County?
The Marquette 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 Marquette County held?
At the county jail, run by the Marquette County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Marquette 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 Marquette 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.