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.
St. Cloud, Minnesota, in Stearns County, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for St. Cloud comes from a judge of the Stearns 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 St. Cloud
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For St. Cloud that means the Stearns 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 stearnscountymn.gov/court-records-research-searches (page title: Court Records Research & Searches | Stearns County, MN), 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 St. Cloud
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Cloud (filed by the FBI as St. Cloud Police Department) serve warrants in and around St. Cloud.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stearns County: the State Patrol at St. Cloud (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The Eden Valley Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Stearns County, so its arrests are not broken out for Stearns County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Stearns County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the nine agencies in Stearns County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,260 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in St. Cloud arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from St. Cloud 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 Stearns County Sheriff's Office, held about 130 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jailroster.stearnscountymn.gov/Current?page=1&sortOrder=booking_asc, phone 320-259-3760. The St. Cloud inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in St. Cloud on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in St. Cloud
The places to check for a warrant from St. Cloud:
- The court file of the case, through the court administrator, 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office at jailroster.stearnscountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Stearns 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 St. Cloud
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from St. Cloud 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 stearnscountymn.gov/attorneys-office.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in St. Cloud?
Not from the Stearns 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.
Who serves warrants in St. Cloud?
The agency that reports for St. Cloud inside the city and the Stearns 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 St. Cloud held?
At the county jail, run by the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud 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.