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 28, 2026.
Fargo, North Dakota, in Cass County, has about 136,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Fargo comes from a judge of the Cass County District 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: Fargo public records, Cass County warrants, Fargo arrest records, Fargo inmate search, Fargo criminal records, Fargo court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Fargo
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Fargo that means the Cass County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a 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 casscountynd.gov/our-county/courts (page title: Courts | Cass County, ND), phone (701) 451-6900, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Fargo
The Cass County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fargo (filed by the FBI as Fargo Police Department) serve warrants in and around Fargo.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Cass County: North Dakota State University (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Cass County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the three agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,021 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Fargo arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Fargo 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 Cass County Sheriff's Office, held about 330 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at casscountynd.gov/our-county/sheriff, phone (701) 241-5800. The Fargo inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Fargo on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Fargo
Whether a warrant is out from Fargo shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at (701) 451-6900, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry, the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The State's Attorney, phone (701) 241-5850, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Cass County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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 Fargo
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Fargo that means appearing before the Cass County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at casscountynd.gov/our-county/states-attorney, phone (701) 241-5850.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Fargo?
Not from the Cass County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of District Court at (701) 451-6900.
Who serves warrants in Fargo?
The agency that reports for Fargo inside the city and the Cass County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Fargo held?
At the county jail, run by the Cass County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Fargo 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 (701) 451-6900.
Is this the official Fargo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.