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.
Valley County, Montana, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Valley County comes from a judge of the Valley 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: Valley County public records, Valley County arrest records, Valley County criminal records, Valley County court records, Valley County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Valley County
In Montana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Valley County that means the Valley 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 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 Valley County
The Valley County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Glasgow serve warrants in Valley County.
A warrant issued in Valley 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.
Together, the two agencies in Valley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 77 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Valley County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Valley 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 Valley County Sheriff's Office, held about 28 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Valley 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 Valley County
Whether a warrant is out from Valley 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 406-228-6286, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Valley 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 Valley County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Valley County that means appearing before the Valley 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 Valley County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at valleycountymt.gov/1281/County-Attorney, phone 406-228-6286.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Valley County?
Not from the Valley 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 Valley County?
The Valley 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 Valley County held?
At the county jail, run by the Valley County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Valley 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 Valley 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.