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 on September 24, 2026.
Griggs County, North Dakota, has about 2,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Griggs County comes from a judge of the Griggs 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: Griggs County public records, Griggs County arrest records, Griggs County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Griggs County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Griggs County that means the Griggs 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.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Griggs County
The Griggs County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Griggs County.
A warrant issued in Griggs 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.
The Griggs County Sheriff's Office reported 14 arrests to the FBI for 2024; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Griggs County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Griggs 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 Griggs County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at griggscountynd.gov/departments/sheriff, phone 701.797.3911.
A person arrested in Griggs 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 Griggs County
The places to check for a warrant from Griggs 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 701.797.2413, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Griggs 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 Griggs County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Griggs County that means appearing before the Griggs 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 griggscountynd.gov, phone 701.797.2413.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Griggs County?
Not from the Griggs 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 Griggs County?
The Griggs 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 Griggs County held?
At the county jail, run by the Griggs County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Griggs 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 Griggs 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.