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.
Houston County, Minnesota, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Houston County comes from a judge of the Houston 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: Houston County public records, Houston County arrest records, Houston County inmate search, Houston County criminal records, Houston County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Houston County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Houston County that means the Houston 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 Houston County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/houston (page title: Houston 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 Houston County
The Houston County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for La Crescent, Caledonia, Houston and Hokah serve warrants in Houston County.
A warrant issued in Houston 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 Houston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 210 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Houston County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Houston 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 Houston County Sheriff's Office, held about 28 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at hocomn.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php, phone 507-725-3379. The Houston County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Houston 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 Houston County
The place to check for a warrant from Houston County 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 Houston County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Houston County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Houston County that means appearing before the Houston 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 Houston County?
Not from the Houston 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 Houston County?
The Houston 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 Houston County held?
At the county jail, run by the Houston County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Houston 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 Houston 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.