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.
Judith Basin County, Montana, has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Judith Basin County comes from a judge of the Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Judith Basin County that means the Judith Basin 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 jbcountymt.gov/clerk-of-district-court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Judith Basin County, Montana), phone 406-566-2277, 91 Third Street North P.O. Box 427 Stanford, MT 59479, Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, 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 Judith Basin County
The Judith Basin County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Judith Basin County.
A warrant issued in Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County Sheriff's Office reported 11 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Judith Basin County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at jbcountymt.gov/sheriff, phone 406-566-2212. The Judith Basin County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County
The places to check for a warrant from Judith Basin County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 406-566-2277, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone 406-566-2277, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Judith Basin County that means appearing before the Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jbcountymt.gov/county-attorney, phone 406-566-2277.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Judith Basin County?
Not from the Judith Basin 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 406-566-2277.
Who serves warrants in Judith Basin County?
The Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County held?
At the county jail, run by the Judith Basin County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Judith Basin 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 406-566-2277.
Is this the official Judith Basin 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.