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.
Clearwater County, Minnesota, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Clearwater County comes from a judge of the Clearwater 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: Clearwater County public records, Clearwater County arrest records, Clearwater County inmate search, Clearwater County criminal records, Clearwater County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Clearwater County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Clearwater County that means the Clearwater 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 mncourts.gov/find-courts/clearwater (page title: Clearwater 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 Clearwater County
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bagley and Clearbrook serve warrants in Clearwater County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Clearwater County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the three agencies in Clearwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 78 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Clearwater County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Clearwater 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 Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, held about 13 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at clearwatercountymn.gov/inmate-list. The Clearwater County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County
Whether a warrant is out from Clearwater County shows in three 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 218-694-6226, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office at clearwatercountymn.gov/inmate-list, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Clearwater 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 Clearwater County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Clearwater County that means appearing before the Clearwater 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 clearwatercountymn.gov/attorney, phone 218-694-6226.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Clearwater County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clearwater County and Minnesota. These wanted and warrant pages from its Clearwater County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Clearwater County Active Warrant List (clearwatercountymn.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Clearwater County?
Not from the Clearwater 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 Clearwater County?
The Clearwater 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 Clearwater County held?
At the county jail, run by the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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.