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.
Billings County, North Dakota, has about 1,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Billings County comes from a judge of the Billings 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: Billings County public records, Billings County arrest records, Billings County inmate search, Billings County police reports, Billings County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Billings County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Billings County that means the Billings 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.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Billings County
The Billings County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Medora serve warrants in Billings County.
A warrant issued in Billings County is good anywhere in North Dakota, 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 Billings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Billings County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Billings 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 Billings County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at billingscountynd.gov/164/Sheriff, phone 701-623-4323. The Billings County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Billings 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 Billings County
The places to check for a warrant from Billings County:
- 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 701-872-6599, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Billings County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Billings County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Billings County that means appearing before the Billings 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 ndcourts.gov, phone 701-872-6599.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Billings County?
Not from the Billings 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of District Court.
Who serves warrants in Billings County?
The Billings County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an North Dakota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Billings County held?
At the county jail, run by the Billings County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Billings 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 Billings 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.