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.
Bemidji, Minnesota, in Beltrami County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bemidji comes from a judge of the Beltrami 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: Bemidji public records, Beltrami County warrants, Bemidji arrest records, Bemidji inmate search, Bemidji criminal records, Bemidji court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Bemidji
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bemidji that means the Beltrami 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 Beltrami County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/beltrami (page title: Beltrami County District Court), phone (218) 888-5060, 600 Minnesota Avenue NW Suite 108 Bemidji, MN 56601, Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 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 Bemidji
The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bemidji (filed by the FBI as Bemidji Police Department) serve warrants in and around Bemidji.
The agency that serves a warrant from Beltrami County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the three agencies in Beltrami County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,711 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Bemidji arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bemidji 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 Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, held about 97 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us. The Bemidji inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Bemidji on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Bemidji
The places to check for a warrant from Bemidji:
- 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 218-333-4219, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office at inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Beltrami 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 Bemidji
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Bemidji that means appearing before the Beltrami 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 beltramicountymn.gov, phone 218-333-4219.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Bemidji?
Not from the Beltrami 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 Bemidji?
The agency that reports for Bemidji inside the city and the Beltrami 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 Bemidji held?
At the county jail, run by the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Bemidji 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 Bemidji 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.