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 on September 24, 2026.
Morton County, North Dakota, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Morton County comes from a judge of the Morton 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: Morton County public records, Morton County arrest records, Morton County inmate search, Morton County police reports, Morton County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Morton County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Morton County that means the Morton 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 Morton County
The Morton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mandan serve warrants in Morton County.
A warrant issued in Morton 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 Morton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,155 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Morton County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Morton 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 Morton County Sheriff's Office, held about 44 people on an average day in 2017 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mortonnd.gov/sheriffsoffice, phone (701) 667-3330. The Morton County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Morton 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 Morton County
Whether a warrant is out from Morton County shows in two places:
- 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) 667-3330, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Morton 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 Morton County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Morton County that means appearing before the Morton 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 mortonnd.gov/states_attorney, phone (701) 667-3330.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Morton County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Morton County and North Dakota. These wanted and warrant pages from its Morton 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 Morton County?
Not from the Morton 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 Morton County?
The Morton 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 Morton County held?
At the county jail, run by the Morton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Morton 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 Morton 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.