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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Foster County, North Dakota, has about 3,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Foster County comes from a judge of the Foster 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Foster County public records, Foster County arrest records, Foster County inmate search, Foster County police reports, Foster County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Foster County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Foster County that means the Foster 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 Foster County
The Foster County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Carrington serve warrants in Foster County.
A warrant issued in Foster 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 Foster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Foster County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Foster 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 Foster County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at fostercounty.com/sheriffs-office, phone (701) 652-2251. The Foster County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Foster 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 Foster County
The place to check for a warrant from Foster County is 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 Foster County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Foster County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Foster County starts with the Clerk of District Court: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Foster County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Foster County and North Dakota. These wanted and warrant pages from its Foster County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Most Wanted, Ward County, ND (co.ward.nd.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Foster County?
Not from the Foster 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 Foster County?
The Foster 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 Foster County held?
At the county jail, run by the Foster County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Foster 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 Foster 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.