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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
McCone County, Montana, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for McCone County comes from a judge of the McCone 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: McCone County public records, McCone County arrest records, McCone County criminal records, McCone County court records, McCone County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in McCone County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For McCone County that means the McCone 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 McCone County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mt.gov, 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 McCone County
The McCone County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in McCone County.
A warrant issued in McCone 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 McCone County Sheriff's Office reported 10 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in McCone County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from McCone 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 McCone County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mcconecountymt.gov/departments/sheriff-coroner, phone (406) 485-3405.
A person arrested in McCone 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 McCone County
The places to check for a warrant from McCone County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone (406) 485-3530, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the McCone 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 McCone County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from McCone County starts with the Clerk of District Court: 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 McCone County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at mcconecountymt.gov, phone (406) 485-3530.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in McCone County?
Not from the McCone 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.
Who serves warrants in McCone County?
The McCone 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 McCone County held?
At the county jail, run by the McCone County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from McCone 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.
Is this the official McCone 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.