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 24, 2026.
Midland County, Michigan, has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Midland County comes from a judge of the Midland 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: Midland County public records, Midland County arrest records, Midland County inmate search, Midland County criminal records, Midland County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Midland County
In Michigan an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Midland County that means the Midland 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.
For Midland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at midlandcountymi.gov/midland-courts (page title: County of Midland, MI | USA), phone (989) 832-6735, 301 W Main Street Midland, MI 48640, 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 Midland County
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Midland and Coleman serve warrants in Midland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Midland County: the Midland County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Midland County is whichever one finds the person; an Michigan warrant is valid across Michigan.
Together, the two agencies in Midland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 554 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Midland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Midland 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 Midland County Sheriff's Office, held about 170 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.midland.mi.us/index.php?section=jail&cas_cscid=56&casid=335. The Midland County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Midland 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 Midland County
Whether a warrant is out from Midland County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at (989) 832-6735, 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 (989) 832-6393, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Midland 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 Midland County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Midland County starts with the County Clerk at (989) 832-6735: 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 Midland County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at midlandcountymi.gov/prosecuting-attorney, phone (989) 832-6393.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Midland County?
Not from the Midland 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 (989) 832-6735.
Who serves warrants in Midland County?
The Midland 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 Midland County held?
At the county jail, run by the Midland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Midland 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 (989) 832-6735.
Is this the official Midland 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.