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 4, 2026.
New Ulm, Minnesota, in Brown County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for New Ulm comes from a judge of the Brown 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: New Ulm public records, Brown County warrants, New Ulm arrest records, New Ulm inmate search, New Ulm criminal records, New Ulm court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in New Ulm
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For New Ulm that means the Brown 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 Brown County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/brown (page title: Brown 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 Ulm
The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for New Ulm (filed by the FBI as New Ulm Police Department) serve warrants in and around New Ulm.
The agency that serves a warrant from Brown County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the four agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 299 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in New Ulm arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from New Ulm 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 Brown County Sheriff's Office, held about 11 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.brown.mn.us/319/Jail-information-Forms-Links. The New Ulm inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in New Ulm 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 Ulm
Whether a warrant is out from New Ulm 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 507-233-6688, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Brown 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 Ulm
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from New Ulm 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 browncountymn.gov/167/Attorney, phone 507-233-6688.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Brown County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Brown County and Minnesota. These wanted and warrant pages from its Brown County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Outstanding Warrants (browncountymn.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in New Ulm?
Not from the Brown 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 Ulm?
The agency that reports for New Ulm inside the city and the Brown 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 Ulm held?
At the county jail, run by the Brown County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from New Ulm 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 Ulm 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.