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.
New Brighton, Minnesota, in Ramsey County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for New Brighton comes from a judge of the Ramsey 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in New Brighton
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For New Brighton that means the Ramsey 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/ramsey/court-records (page title: Court Records | Ramsey 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 New Brighton
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for New Brighton (filed by the FBI as New Brighton Police Department) serve warrants in and around New Brighton.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ramsey County: the State Patrol at Oakdale (state police); the Capitol Security, St. Paul and the Minnesota State Fair Police (state agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Spring Lake Park Police Department and the St. Anthony Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ramsey County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ramsey County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Ramsey County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the eight agencies in Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,915 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in New Brighton arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from New Brighton 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 Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, held about 400 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at ramseycountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/sheri..., phone 651-266-9350. The New Brighton inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in New Brighton on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in New Brighton
Whether a warrant is out from New Brighton shows in three 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office at ramseycountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Ramsey 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 New Brighton
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from New Brighton starts with the court administrator: 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 ramseycountymn.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in New Brighton?
Not from the Ramsey 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 New Brighton?
The agency that reports for New Brighton inside the city and the Ramsey 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 New Brighton held?
At the county jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from New Brighton 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 New Brighton 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.