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.
Towner County, North Dakota, has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Towner County comes from a judge of the Towner 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: Towner County public records, Towner County arrest records, Towner County inmate search, Towner County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Towner County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Towner County that means the Towner 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 Towner County
The Towner County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Towner County.
A warrant issued in Towner 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.
The Towner County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Towner County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Towner 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 Towner County Sheriff's Office, held about 10 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at tccounty.com/sheriff, phone 701.968.4350. The Towner County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Towner 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 Towner County
The place to check for a warrant from Towner County is North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry, the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one Towner County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Towner County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Towner County that means appearing before the Towner County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Towner County?
Not from the Towner 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 Towner County?
The Towner 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 Towner County held?
At the county jail, run by the Towner County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Towner 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 Towner 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.