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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Havre, Montana, in Hill County, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Havre comes from a judge of the Hill County District Court or the Justice 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: Havre public records, Hill County warrants, Havre arrest records, Havre criminal records, Havre court records, Havre police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Havre
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Havre that means the Hill County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the Justice Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a city and municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Clerk of District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hillcounty.us/departments/clerk_of_court.php (page title: Hill County, MT), phone 406.400.2414, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Montana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Havre
The Hill County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Havre (filed by the FBI as Havre Police Department) serve warrants in and around Havre.
A warrant issued in Hill County is good anywhere in Montana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Hill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 848 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Havre arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Havre 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 Hill County Sheriff's Office, held about 39 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Havre on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Havre
The places to check for a warrant from Havre:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 406.400.2414, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone (406)400-2423, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Hill County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Havre
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Havre that means appearing before the Hill County District Court or the Justice Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of District Court.
A missed date in a case before the Justice Court is handled by that court, not by the Hill County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hillcounty.us/departments/county_attorney.php, phone (406)400-2423.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Havre?
Not from the Hill County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of District Court at 406.400.2414.
Who serves warrants in Havre?
The agency that reports for Havre inside the city and the Hill County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Montana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Havre held?
At the county jail, run by the Hill County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Havre 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 Clerk of District Court at 406.400.2414.
Is this the official Havre website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.