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.
Ramsey County, North Dakota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Ramsey County comes from a judge of the Ramsey 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: Ramsey County public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Ramsey County inmate search, Ramsey County criminal records, Ramsey County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Ramsey County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Ramsey County that means the Ramsey 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/ramsey-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Ramsey County), phone 701-662-1309, 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 Ramsey County
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Devils Lake serve warrants in Ramsey County.
A warrant issued in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 814 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Ramsey County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Ramsey 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 Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, held about 46 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at ramseycountynd.gov/161/Sheriff, phone 701-662-0708. The Ramsey County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County
Whether a warrant is out from Ramsey County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 701-662-1309, 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 701-662-0700, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Ramsey 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 Ramsey County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Ramsey County starts with the Clerk of District Court at 701-662-1309: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ramseycountynd.gov/166/States-Attorney, phone 701-662-0700.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Ramsey County?
Not from the Ramsey 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 701-662-1309.
Who serves warrants in Ramsey County?
The Ramsey 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 Ramsey County held?
At the county jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Ramsey 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 701-662-1309.
Is this the official Ramsey 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.