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.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Blue Earth County comes from a judge of the Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Blue Earth County that means the Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/blue-earth (page title: Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton and Madison Lake serve warrants in Blue Earth County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Blue Earth County: the State Patrol at Mankato (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The Minnesota Lake Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Blue Earth County, so its arrests are not broken out for Blue Earth County here.
A warrant issued in Blue Earth 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 five agencies in Blue Earth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,104 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Blue Earth County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Blue Earth County 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 Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, held about 78 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at blueearthcountymn.gov/321/Jail. The Blue Earth County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Blue Earth County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Blue Earth County
The places to check for a warrant from Blue Earth County:
- 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) 304-4600, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
The one Blue Earth County page SearchSystems verified, the prosecutor's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Blue Earth County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Blue Earth County 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 blueearthcountymn.gov, phone (507) 304-4600.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Blue Earth County?
Not from the Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County?
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Minnesota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Blue Earth County held?
At the county jail, run by the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Blue Earth County 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 Blue Earth County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.