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.
Wells County, North Dakota, has about 3,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Wells County comes from a judge of the Wells 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: Wells County public records, Wells County arrest records, Wells County inmate search, Wells County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Wells County
In North Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Wells County that means the Wells 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 Wells County
The Wells County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Harvey serve warrants in Wells County.
A warrant issued in Wells 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 Wells County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 43 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Wells County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Wells 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 Wells County Sheriff's Office, held about 19 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at wellscountynd.com/departments/sheriff, phone (701)547-3211. The Wells County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Wells 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 Wells County
The places to check for a warrant from Wells 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, phone (701)547-3885, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Wells County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Wells County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Wells County starts with the Clerk of District Court: 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 wellscountynd.com, phone (701)547-3885.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Wells County?
Not from the Wells 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 Wells County?
The Wells 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 Wells County held?
At the county jail, run by the Wells County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Wells 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 Wells 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.