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 30, 2026.
Walsh County, North Dakota, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Walsh County comes from a judge of the Walsh 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: Walsh County public records, Walsh County arrest records, Walsh County inmate search, Walsh County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Walsh County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Walsh County that means the Walsh 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 Walsh County
The Walsh County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Grafton serve warrants in Walsh County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Walsh County is whichever one finds the person; an North Dakota warrant is valid across North Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in Walsh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 264 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Walsh County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Walsh 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 Walsh County Sheriff's Office, held about 16 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at walshcountynd.com/county_government/sheriffs_office_corrections/ind..., phone 701-352-2041. The Walsh County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Walsh 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 Walsh County
The place to check for a warrant from Walsh 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 Walsh County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Walsh County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Walsh County that means appearing before the Walsh 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 Walsh County?
Not from the Walsh 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 Walsh County?
The Walsh 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 Walsh County held?
At the county jail, run by the Walsh County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Walsh 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 Walsh 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.