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 September 30, 2026.
McIntosh County, North Dakota, has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for McIntosh County comes from a judge of the McIntosh 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: McIntosh County public records, McIntosh County arrest records, McIntosh County inmate search, McIntosh County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in McIntosh County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For McIntosh County that means the McIntosh 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 McIntosh County
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wishek serve warrants in McIntosh County.
The agency that serves a warrant from McIntosh County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in McIntosh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in McIntosh County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from McIntosh 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 McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mcintoshnd.com/emergency-services/sheriff-911, phone 701-288-5160. The McIntosh County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in McIntosh 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 McIntosh County
The place to check for a warrant from McIntosh 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.
The one McIntosh County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from McIntosh County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from McIntosh County that means appearing before the McIntosh 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 McIntosh County?
Not from the McIntosh 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 McIntosh County?
The McIntosh 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 McIntosh County held?
At the county jail, run by the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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.