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.
Morrison County, Minnesota, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Morrison County comes from a judge of the Morrison 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: Morrison County public records, Morrison County arrest records, Morrison County inmate search, Morrison County criminal records, Morrison County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Morrison County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Morrison County that means the Morrison 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/morrison (page title: Morrison 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 Morrison County
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Little Falls, Pierz, Royalton and Motley serve warrants in Morrison County.
A warrant issued in Morrison 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 Morrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 505 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Morrison County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Morrison 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 Morrison County Sheriff's Office, held about 29 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at morrisoncountymn.gov/173/Jail, phone 320-632-2673. The Morrison County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Morrison 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 Morrison County
The places to check for a warrant from Morrison 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 320-632-0190, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Morrison County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Morrison County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Morrison County that means appearing before the Morrison 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 morrisoncountymn.gov/216/ATTORNEY, phone 320-632-0190.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Morrison County?
Not from the Morrison 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 Morrison County?
The Morrison 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 Morrison County held?
At the county jail, run by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Morrison 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 Morrison 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.