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.
Silver Bow County, Montana, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Silver Bow County comes from a judge of the Silver Bow 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: Silver Bow County public records, Silver Bow County arrest records, Silver Bow County criminal records, Silver Bow County court records, Silver Bow County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Silver Bow County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Silver Bow County that means the Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mt.gov/Courts/portals (page title: Montana Public Access Portal(s)), 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 Silver Bow County
The Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Silver Bow County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Silver Bow County is whichever one finds the person; an Montana warrant is valid across Montana.
The Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office reported 1,158 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Silver Bow County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office, held about 89 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
Whether a warrant is out from Silver Bow County shows in two places:
- 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 800-666-6899, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Silver Bow County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Silver Bow County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.silverbow.mt.us/167/County-Attorney, phone 800-666-6899.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Silver Bow County?
Not from the Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County?
The Butte-Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County held?
At the county jail, run by the Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow 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.