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.
St. Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for St. Peter comes from a judge of the Nicollet 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: St. Peter public records, Nicollet County warrants, St. Peter arrest records, St. Peter inmate search, St. Peter criminal records, St. Peter court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in St. Peter
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For St. Peter that means the Nicollet 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.
For Nicollet County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/Find-Courts/nicollet.aspx (page title: Nicollet 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 St. Peter
The Nicollet County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Peter (filed by the FBI as St. Peter Police Department) serve warrants in and around St. Peter.
The Mankato Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Nicollet County, so its arrests are not broken out for Nicollet County here.
A warrant issued in Nicollet County is good anywhere in Minnesota, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Nicollet County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 421 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in St. Peter arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from St. Peter 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 Nicollet County Sheriff's Office, held about 16 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at nicolletcountymn.gov/240/Sheriffs-Office, phone 507-934-7100. The St. Peter inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in St. Peter 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. Peter
The places to check for a warrant from St. Peter:
- 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 507-934-7890, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Nicollet 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 St. Peter
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from St. Peter that means appearing before the Nicollet County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the court administrator.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nicolletcountymn.gov, phone 507-934-7890.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in St. Peter?
Not from the Nicollet 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 St. Peter?
The agency that reports for St. Peter inside the city and the Nicollet 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. Peter held?
At the county jail, run by the Nicollet County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from St. Peter 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. Peter 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.