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 2, 2026.
Austin, Minnesota, in Mower County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Austin comes from a judge of the Mower 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: Austin public records, Mower County warrants, Austin arrest records, Austin inmate search, Austin criminal records, Austin court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Austin
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Austin that means the Mower County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 court administrator.
For Mower County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/access-case-records (page title: Access Case Records), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Austin
The Mower County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Austin (filed by the FBI as Austin Police Department) serve warrants in and around Austin.
The agency that serves a warrant from Mower County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the two agencies in Mower County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,347 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Austin arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Austin 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 Mower County Sheriff's Office, held about 59 people on an average day in 2020 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.mower.mn.us/175/Sheriffs-Office, phone 507-437-9400. The Austin inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Austin on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Austin
Whether a warrant is out from Austin shows in two places:
- 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 507-437-9428, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Mower 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 Austin
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Austin that means appearing before the Mower County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the court administrator.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.mower.mn.us/168/Attorneys-Office, phone 507-437-9428.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Austin?
Not from the Mower 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the court administrator.
Who serves warrants in Austin?
The agency that reports for Austin inside the city and the Mower 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 Austin held?
At the county jail, run by the Mower County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Austin 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.
Is this the official Austin 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.