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.
Pierce County, North Dakota, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pierce County comes from a judge of the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County inmate search, Pierce County police reports, Pierce County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Pierce County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pierce County that means the Pierce 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 Pierce County
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rugby serve warrants in Pierce County.
A warrant issued in Pierce 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 Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 35 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pierce County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pierce 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 Pierce County Sheriff's Office, held about 20 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at piercecountynd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office, phone (701)776-5245. The Pierce County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Pierce 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 Pierce County
The places to check for a warrant from Pierce 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)776-5246, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Pierce 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 Pierce County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Pierce County that means appearing before the Pierce 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 piercecountynd.gov, phone (701)776-5246.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pierce County?
Not from the Pierce 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 Pierce County?
The Pierce 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 Pierce County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Pierce 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 Pierce 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.