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.
Deer Lodge County, Montana, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Deer Lodge County comes from a judge of the Deer Lodge 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: Deer Lodge County public records, Deer Lodge County arrest records, Deer Lodge County criminal records, Deer Lodge County court records, Deer Lodge County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Deer Lodge County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Deer Lodge County that means the Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mt.gov/CourtLocator/3rdJudicialDistrict (page title: 3rd Judicial District), phone (406) 563-4044, 800 South Main St. Anaconda, MT 59711, 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 Deer Lodge County
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Deer Lodge County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Deer Lodge County is whichever one finds the person; an Montana warrant is valid across Montana.
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office reported 196 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Deer Lodge County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Deer Lodge 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office, held about 7 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County
Whether a warrant is out from Deer Lodge County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at (406) 563-4044, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone 406-563-4019, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Deer Lodge County starts with the Clerk of District Court at (406) 563-4044: 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 Deer Lodge County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at adlc.us/160/County-Attorney, phone 406-563-4019.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Deer Lodge County?
Not from the Deer Lodge 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) 563-4044.
Who serves warrants in Deer Lodge County?
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County held?
At the county jail, run by the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Deer Lodge 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) 563-4044.
Is this the official Deer Lodge 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.