Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Broadwater County, Montana, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Broadwater County comes from a judge of the Broadwater 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: Broadwater County public records, Broadwater County arrest records, Broadwater County criminal records, Broadwater County court records, Broadwater County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Broadwater County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Broadwater County that means the Broadwater 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.
For Broadwater County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at broadwatercountymt.gov/departments/civil_criminal_justice/clerk_of_... (page title: Broadwater County-Montana), phone (406) 444-9300, 515 Broadway St. Townsend, MT 59644, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Broadwater County
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Broadwater County.
A warrant issued in Broadwater 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.
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office reported 97 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Broadwater County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Broadwater 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 Broadwater County Sheriff's Office, held about 31 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Broadwater 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 Broadwater County
Whether a warrant is out from Broadwater County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at (406) 444-9300, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone (406) 266-9226, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Broadwater 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 Broadwater County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Broadwater County starts with the Clerk of District Court at (406) 444-9300: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the Justice Court is handled by that court, not by the Broadwater County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at broadwatercountymt.gov, phone (406) 266-9226.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Broadwater County?
Not from the Broadwater 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) 444-9300.
Who serves warrants in Broadwater County?
The Broadwater 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 Broadwater County held?
At the county jail, run by the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Broadwater 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) 444-9300.
Is this the official Broadwater 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.