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 October 3, 2026.
Bowman County, North Dakota, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bowman County comes from a judge of the Bowman 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: Bowman County public records, Bowman County arrest records, Bowman County inmate search, Bowman County criminal records, Bowman County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Bowman County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bowman County that means the Bowman 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.
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 Bowman County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ndcourts.gov/public-access (page title: North Dakota Court System | District Court Case Search and Payment Processing), 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 Bowman County
The Bowman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bowman serve warrants in Bowman County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Bowman County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in Bowman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Bowman County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bowman 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 Bowman County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at bowmannd.com/county/departments/sheriff, phone (701) 523-5421. The Bowman County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Bowman 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 Bowman County
Whether a warrant is out from Bowman 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.
- North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry, the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
Not one of the Bowman County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the court'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 Bowman County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Bowman County that means appearing before the Bowman County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Bowman County?
Not from the Bowman 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.
Who serves warrants in Bowman County?
The Bowman 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 Bowman County held?
At the county jail, run by the Bowman County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Bowman 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 Bowman 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.