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 25, 2026.
Apple Valley, Minnesota, in Dakota County, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Apple Valley comes from a judge of the Dakota County 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: Apple Valley public records, Dakota County warrants, Apple Valley arrest records, Apple Valley inmate search, Apple Valley criminal records, Apple Valley court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Apple Valley
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Apple Valley that means the Dakota County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 court administrator keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch (page title: Case Search | Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)), phone (651) 793-2400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Apple Valley
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Apple Valley (filed by the FBI as Apple Valley Police Department) serve warrants in and around Apple Valley.
The Northfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Dakota County, so its arrests are not broken out for Dakota County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Dakota County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the 12 agencies in Dakota County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,406 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Apple Valley arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Apple Valley 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 Dakota County Sheriff's Office, held about 180 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at dakotacountymn.gov/residents/public-safety-justice/jail/inmate-search, phone 651-377-7188. The Apple Valley inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Apple Valley on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Apple Valley
The places to check for a warrant from Apple Valley:
- The court file of the case, through the court administrator at (651) 793-2400, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone 651-438-4438, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office at dakotacountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Dakota 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 Apple Valley
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Apple Valley starts with the court administrator at (651) 793-2400: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dakotacountymn.gov/government/county-attorney, phone 651-438-4438.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Apple Valley?
Not from the Dakota County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, 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 court administrator at (651) 793-2400.
Who serves warrants in Apple Valley?
The agency that reports for Apple Valley inside the city and the Dakota County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Apple Valley held?
At the county jail, run by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Apple Valley 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 court administrator at (651) 793-2400.
Is this the official Apple Valley 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.