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.
Stevens County, Minnesota, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Stevens County comes from a judge of the Stevens 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: Stevens County public records, Stevens County arrest records, Stevens County inmate search, Stevens County criminal records, Stevens County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Stevens County
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Stevens County that means the Stevens 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/stevens (page title: Stevens 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 Stevens County
The Stevens County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Stevens County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stevens County: the University of Minnesota at Morris (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Stevens 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 Stevens County Sheriff's Office reported 130 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Stevens County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Stevens 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 Stevens County Sheriff's Office, held about 5 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stephenssheriff-ok.gov/inmate-search, phone 877-654-8463. The Stevens County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Stevens 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 Stevens County
Whether a warrant is out from Stevens 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 320-208-6590, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Stevens County Sheriff's Office at stephenssheriff-ok.gov/inmate-search, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Stevens 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 Stevens County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Stevens County that means appearing before the Stevens 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 stevenscountymn.gov, phone 320-208-6590.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Stevens County?
Not from the Stevens 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 Stevens County?
The Stevens 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 Stevens County held?
At the county jail, run by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Stevens 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 Stevens 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.