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.
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, in Benton County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sauk Rapids comes from a judge of the Benton 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 Sauk Rapids
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sauk Rapids that means the Benton 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 Benton County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/benton (page title: Benton 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 Sauk Rapids
The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sauk Rapids (filed by the FBI as Sauk Rapids Police Department) serve warrants in and around Sauk Rapids.
The Sartell Police Department, the Royalton Police Department and the St. Cloud Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Benton County, so their arrests are not broken out for Benton County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Benton County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the three agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 494 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sauk Rapids arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sauk Rapids 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 Benton County Sheriff's Office, held about 35 people on an average day in 2020 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at bentoncountymn.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=15. The Sauk Rapids inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sauk Rapids on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Sauk Rapids
The place to check for a warrant from Sauk Rapids is Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one Benton County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Sauk Rapids
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Sauk Rapids that means appearing before the Benton County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the court administrator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sauk Rapids?
Not from the Benton 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 Sauk Rapids?
The agency that reports for Sauk Rapids inside the city and the Benton 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 Sauk Rapids held?
At the county jail, run by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids 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.