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.
Dayton, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Dayton comes from a judge of the Hennepin 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: Dayton public records, Hennepin County warrants, Dayton arrest records, Dayton inmate search, Dayton criminal records, Dayton court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Dayton
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Dayton that means the Hennepin 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 mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/records-center-hennepin (page title: Records Center | Hennepin County District Court), 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 Dayton
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dayton (filed by the FBI as Dayton Police Department) serve warrants in and around Dayton.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, three other agencies and one state police unit in Hennepin County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The St. Anthony Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Hennepin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hennepin County here.
A warrant issued in Hennepin County is good anywhere in Minnesota, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 29 agencies in Hennepin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25,183 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Dayton arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Dayton 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 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, held about 720 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/public-safety/police-public-saf..., phone 612-348-5112. The Dayton inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Dayton on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Dayton
The places to check for a warrant from Dayton:
- 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office at minneapolismn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Hennepin 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 Dayton
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Dayton that means appearing before the Hennepin 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 hennepincounty.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Dayton?
Not from the Hennepin 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 Dayton?
The agency that reports for Dayton inside the city and the Hennepin 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 Dayton held?
At the county jail, run by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Dayton 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 Dayton 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.