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 October 2, 2026.
Stark County, North Dakota, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Stark County comes from a judge of the Stark 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: Stark County public records, Stark County arrest records, Stark County inmate search, Stark County police reports, Stark County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Stark County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Stark County that means the Stark 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 Stark County
The Stark County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dickinson serve warrants in Stark County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Stark County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in Stark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,776 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Stark County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Stark 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 Stark County Sheriff's Office, held about 59 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at vintoncountysheriff.com/stark-county. The Stark County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Stark 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 Stark County
The places to check for a warrant from Stark 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Stark County Sheriff's Office at vintoncountysheriff.com/stark-county, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Stark County pages SearchSystems verified (the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Stark County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Stark County that means appearing before the Stark 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 starkcountynd.gov/states-attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Stark County?
Not from the Stark 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 Stark County?
The Stark 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 Stark County held?
At the county jail, run by the Stark County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Stark 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 Stark 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.