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.
Burleigh County, North Dakota, has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Burleigh County comes from a judge of the Burleigh 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: Burleigh County public records, Burleigh County arrest records, Burleigh County inmate search, Burleigh County criminal records, Burleigh County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Burleigh County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Burleigh County that means the Burleigh 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/burleigh-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Burleigh County), phone (701) 222-6690, 514 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Burleigh County
The Burleigh County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bismarck and Lincoln serve warrants in Burleigh County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Burleigh County: Bismarck State College (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Burleigh 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 three agencies in Burleigh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,858 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Burleigh County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Burleigh 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 Burleigh County Sheriff's Office, held about 230 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at burleigh.gov/departments/sheriffs-department/burleighmorton-detenti..., phone (701) 255-3113. The Burleigh County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
Whether a warrant is out from Burleigh County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at (701) 222-6690, 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) 222-6672, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Burleigh County starts with the Clerk of District Court at (701) 222-6690: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at burleigh.gov/departments/states-attorney, phone (701) 222-6672.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Burleigh County?
Not from the Burleigh 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) 222-6690.
Who serves warrants in Burleigh County?
The Burleigh 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 Burleigh County held?
At the county jail, run by the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Burleigh 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 at (701) 222-6690.
Is this the official Burleigh 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.