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 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Steele County, Minnesota, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Steele County comes from a judge of the Steele 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: Steele County public records, Steele County arrest records, Steele County inmate search, Steele County criminal records, Steele County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Steele County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Steele County that means the Steele County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the court administrator.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mncourts.gov/find-courts/steele (page title: Steele 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 Steele County
The Steele County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Owatonna and Blooming Prairie serve warrants in Steele County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Steele County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the three agencies in Steele County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 493 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Steele County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Steele 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 Steele County Sheriff's Office, held about 28 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at steelecountymn.gov/search.php?q=Inmate+Roster. The Steele County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Steele 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 Steele County
The places to check for a warrant from Steele 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 custody page of the Steele County Sheriff's Office at steelecountymn.gov/search.php?q=Inmate+Roster, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Steele County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Steele County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Steele County starts with the court administrator: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Steele County?
Not from the Steele 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 Steele County?
The Steele 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 Steele County held?
At the county jail, run by the Steele County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Steele 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 Steele 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.