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 on September 24, 2026.
Beaverhead County, Montana, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Beaverhead County comes from a judge of the Beaverhead 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Beaverhead County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Beaverhead County that means the Beaverhead 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.
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 Clerk of District Court keeps that file.
For Beaverhead County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at beaverheadcountymt.gov/clerk-of-district-court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Beaverhead County), phone 406-683-3725, MON - FRI: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Beaverhead County
The Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dillon serve warrants in Beaverhead County.
A warrant issued in Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 250 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Beaverhead County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office, held about 10 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at beaverheadcountymt.gov/departments/sheriff, phone (406) 683-3700. The Beaverhead County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County
The places to check for a warrant from Beaverhead County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 406-683-3725, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone (406) 683-3700, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Beaverhead County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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 Beaverhead County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Beaverhead County that means appearing before the Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at beaverheadcountymt.gov/county-attorney, phone (406) 683-3700.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Beaverhead County?
Not from the Beaverhead 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 406-683-3725.
Who serves warrants in Beaverhead County?
The Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Montana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Beaverhead County held?
At the county jail, run by the Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Beaverhead 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 Clerk of District Court at 406-683-3725.
Is this the official Beaverhead 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.