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.
Cavalier County, North Dakota, has about 3,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Cavalier County comes from a judge of the Cavalier 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: Cavalier County public records, Cavalier County arrest records, Cavalier County criminal records, Cavalier County court records, Cavalier County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Cavalier County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Cavalier County that means the Cavalier 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.
For Cavalier County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/cavalier-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Cavalier County), phone 701-256-2124, 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 Cavalier County
The Cavalier County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Cavalier County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Cavalier County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
The Cavalier County Sheriff's Office reported 54 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Cavalier County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Cavalier 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 Cavalier County Sheriff's Office, held about 1 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Cavalier 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 Cavalier County
The places to check for a warrant from Cavalier County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 701-256-2124, 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 one Cavalier County page SearchSystems verified, the court's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Cavalier County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Cavalier County that means appearing before the Cavalier 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 Cavalier County?
Not from the Cavalier 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 701-256-2124.
Who serves warrants in Cavalier County?
The Cavalier 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 Cavalier County held?
At the county jail, run by the Cavalier County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Cavalier 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 701-256-2124.
Is this the official Cavalier 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.