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.
Rosebud County, Montana, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Rosebud County comes from a judge of the Rosebud 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Rosebud County public records, Rosebud County arrest records, Rosebud County inmate search, Rosebud County criminal records, Rosebud County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Rosebud County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Rosebud County that means the Rosebud 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at rosebudcountymt.gov/departments/clerk-of-district-court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Rosebud CountyRosebud County), phone 406-346-7322, 2719 Address 1251 Main St PO BOX 48 Forsyth, MT 59327, Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 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 Rosebud County
The Rosebud County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Colstrip serve warrants in Rosebud County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Rosebud County is whichever one finds the person; an Montana warrant is valid across Montana.
Together, the two agencies in Rosebud County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 63 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Rosebud County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Rosebud 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 Rosebud County Sheriff's Office, held about 17 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at rosebudcountymt.gov/departments/sheriff, phone 406-346-2715. The Rosebud County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Rosebud 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 Rosebud County
Whether a warrant is out from Rosebud County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 406-346-7322, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone 406-346-2236, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Rosebud 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 Rosebud County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Rosebud County starts with the Clerk of District Court at 406-346-7322: 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 Rosebud County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at rosebudcountymt.gov, phone 406-346-2236.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Rosebud County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Rosebud County and Montana. These wanted and warrant pages from its Rosebud County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Warrants List (rosebudcountymt.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Rosebud County?
Not from the Rosebud 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 406-346-7322.
Who serves warrants in Rosebud County?
The Rosebud 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 Rosebud County held?
At the county jail, run by the Rosebud County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Rosebud 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 406-346-7322.
Is this the official Rosebud 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.