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 4, 2026.
McHenry County, North Dakota, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for McHenry County comes from a judge of the McHenry 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: McHenry County public records, McHenry County arrest records, McHenry County inmate search, McHenry County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in McHenry County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For McHenry County that means the McHenry 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 McHenry County
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in McHenry County.
A warrant issued in McHenry 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 McHenry County Sheriff's Office reported 114 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in McHenry County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from McHenry 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 McHenry County Sheriff's Office, held about 27 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mchenrycountynd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office, phone (701) 537-5633. The McHenry County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in McHenry 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 McHenry County
The places to check for a warrant from McHenry 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) 537-5724, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the McHenry 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 McHenry County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from McHenry County that means appearing before the McHenry 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 ndcourts.gov, phone (701) 537-5724.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in McHenry County?
Not from the McHenry 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 McHenry County?
The McHenry 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 McHenry County held?
At the county jail, run by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from McHenry 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 McHenry 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.