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.
Mountrail County, North Dakota, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Mountrail County comes from a judge of the Mountrail 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: Mountrail County public records, Mountrail County arrest records, Mountrail County inmate search, Mountrail County criminal records, Mountrail County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Mountrail County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Mountrail County that means the Mountrail 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.
For Mountrail County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.mountrail.nd.us/subpage/39 (page title: Clerk of District Court | Mountrail County), phone (701)628-2225, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Mountrail County
The Mountrail County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for New Town and Stanley serve warrants in Mountrail County.
A warrant issued in Mountrail 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 Mountrail County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 164 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Mountrail County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Mountrail 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 Mountrail County Sheriff's Office, held about 16 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.mountrail.nd.us/pages/mountrail-county-correctional-center, phone 701-628-8900. The Mountrail County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Mountrail 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 Mountrail County
Whether a warrant is out from Mountrail County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at (701)628-2225, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- 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 701-628-2965, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Mountrail County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court'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 Mountrail County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Mountrail County that means appearing before the Mountrail 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 co.mountrail.nd.us, phone 701-628-2965.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Mountrail County?
Not from the Mountrail 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 file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of District Court at (701)628-2225.
Who serves warrants in Mountrail County?
The Mountrail 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 Mountrail County held?
At the county jail, run by the Mountrail County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Mountrail 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 at (701)628-2225.
Is this the official Mountrail 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.