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 4, 2026.
Lake County, Minnesota, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lake County comes from a judge of the Lake 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: Lake County public records, Lake County arrest records, Lake County inmate search, Lake County criminal records, Lake County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Lake County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lake County that means the Lake 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 Lake County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch (page title: Case Search | Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)), phone (651) 793-2400, 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 Lake County
The Lake County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Two Harbors and Silver Bay serve warrants in Lake County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Lake County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the three agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 63 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lake County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lake 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 Lake County Sheriff's Office, held about 8 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.lake.mn.us/sheriff/lake-county-jail, phone 800-896-3201. The Lake County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lake 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 Lake County
The places to check for a warrant from Lake County:
- The court file of the case, through the court administrator at (651) 793-2400, 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, phone (218) 834-8350, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Lake 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 Lake County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Lake County starts with the court administrator at (651) 793-2400: 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 co.lake.mn.us/attorney, phone (218) 834-8350.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lake County?
Not from the Lake 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 at (651) 793-2400.
Who serves warrants in Lake County?
The Lake 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 Lake County held?
At the county jail, run by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lake 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 at (651) 793-2400.
Is this the official Lake 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.