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.
Mercer County, North Dakota, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Mercer County comes from a judge of the Mercer 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: Mercer County public records, Mercer County arrest records, Mercer County inmate search, Mercer County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Mercer County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Mercer County that means the Mercer 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 Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Beulah and Hazen serve warrants in Mercer County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Mercer County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the three agencies in Mercer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Mercer County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Mercer 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 Mercer County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mercercountynd.com/departments/sheriffs-office, phone 701-745-3333. The Mercer County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Mercer 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 Mercer County
The place to check for a warrant from Mercer 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 Mercer County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Mercer County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Mercer 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Mercer County?
Not from the Mercer 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 Mercer County?
The Mercer 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 Mercer County held?
At the county jail, run by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Mercer 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 Mercer 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.