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.
Pine County, Minnesota, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pine County comes from a judge of the Pine 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: Pine County public records, Pine County arrest records, Pine County inmate search, Pine County criminal records, Pine County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Pine County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pine County that means the Pine 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/pine (page title: Pine 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 Pine County
The Pine County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Pine County.
A warrant issued in Pine 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.
The Pine County Sheriff's Office reported 269 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pine County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pine 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 Pine County Sheriff's Office, held about 47 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at pinecountymn.gov/departments/jail/jail_roster.php, phone (320) 629-8400. The Pine County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Pine 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 Pine County
Whether a warrant is out from Pine 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 (800) 450-7463, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Pine County Sheriff's Office at pinecountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Pine 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 Pine County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Pine County that means appearing before the Pine 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 pinecountymn.gov, phone (800) 450-7463.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pine County?
Not from the Pine 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 Pine County?
The Pine 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 Pine County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pine County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Pine 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 Pine 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.