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.
Stutsman County, North Dakota, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Stutsman County comes from a judge of the Stutsman 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Stutsman County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Stutsman County that means the Stutsman 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.
For Stutsman County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/stutsman-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Stutsman County), phone 701-253-6243, 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 Stutsman County
The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jamestown serve warrants in Stutsman County.
A warrant issued in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 782 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Stutsman County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Stutsman 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 Stutsman County Sheriff's Office, held about 41 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stutsmancounty.gov/departments/correctional-center/inmate-roster, phone (701) 252-7436. The Stutsman County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
Whether a warrant is out from Stutsman County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of District Court at 701-253-6243, 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) 252-6688, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office at stutsmancounty.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Stutsman County starts with the Clerk of District Court at 701-253-6243: 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 stutsmancounty.gov, phone (701) 252-6688.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Stutsman County?
Not from the Stutsman 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 701-253-6243.
Who serves warrants in Stutsman County?
The Stutsman 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 Stutsman County held?
At the county jail, run by the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Stutsman 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 701-253-6243.
Is this the official Stutsman 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.