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.
Duluth, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, has about 88,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Duluth comes from a judge of the St. Louis 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: Duluth public records, St. Louis County warrants, Duluth arrest records, Duluth inmate search, Duluth criminal records, Duluth court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Duluth
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Duluth that means the St. Louis 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.
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 Duluth
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Duluth (filed by the FBI as Duluth Police Department) serve warrants in and around Duluth.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in St. Louis County: the University of Minnesota at Duluth (campus police); the State Patrol at Virginia and the State Patrol at Duluth (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from St. Louis County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the 13 agencies in St. Louis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,143 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Duluth arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Duluth 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 St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, held about 95 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/sheriff/jail/jail-roster, phone 218-625-3581. The Duluth inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Duluth on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Duluth
Whether a warrant is out from Duluth shows in four places:
- 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 218-726-2323, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office at stlouiscountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the St. Louis 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 Duluth
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Duluth 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 stlouiscountymn.gov, phone 218-726-2323.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Duluth?
Not from the St. Louis 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 Duluth?
The agency that reports for Duluth inside the city and the St. Louis 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 Duluth held?
At the county jail, run by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Duluth 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 Duluth 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.