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.
Burt County, Nebraska, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Burt County comes from a judge of the Burt County District Court or the County 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: Burt County public records, Burt County arrest records, Burt County criminal records, Burt County court records, Burt County police reports, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Burt County
In Nebraska an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Burt County that means the Burt County District Court, which hears felonies, the larger civil cases and divorces; the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, probate, small claims and juvenile matters, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
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 the District Court.
For Burt County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/burt-county-court (page title: Burt County Court | Nebraska Judicial Branch), phone 402-374-2950, 111 N. 13th Street Suite 9 Tekamah NE 68061, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Burt County District Court.
Statewide, Nebraska Trial Court Case Search is the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search.
Who Serves Warrants in Burt County
The Burt County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tekamah, Oakland and Decatur serve warrants in Burt County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Burt County: the State Patrol in Burt County (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Burt County is whichever one finds the person; an Nebraska warrant is valid across Nebraska.
Together, the two agencies in Burt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Burt County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Burt 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 Burt County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Burt 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 Burt County
The places to check for a warrant from Burt County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 402-374-2950, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Nebraska Trial Court Case Search, the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone (402) 374-2910, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Burt County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's, 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 Burt County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Burt County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 402-374-2950: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the Burt County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at burtcountyne.gov/attorney-county, phone (402) 374-2910.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Burt County?
Not from the Burt County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Nebraska Trial Court Case Search is the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per 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 the District Court at 402-374-2950.
Who serves warrants in Burt County?
The Burt County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Nebraska warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Burt County held?
At the county jail, run by the Burt County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Burt 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 the District Court at 402-374-2950.
Is this the official Burt 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.