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 between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Garfield County, Nebraska, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Garfield County comes from a judge of the Garfield 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: Garfield County public records, Garfield County arrest records, Garfield County inmate search, Garfield County criminal records, Garfield County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Garfield County
In Nebraska an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Garfield County that means the Garfield 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.
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 the District Court keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at garfieldcounty.ne.gov/county-court (page title: County Court | Garfield County), phone 308-346-4123, Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Garfield 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 Garfield County
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Garfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Garfield County: the State Patrol in Garfield County (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Garfield County is whichever one finds the person; an Nebraska warrant is valid across Nebraska.
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office reported 8 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Garfield County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Garfield 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 Garfield County Sheriff's Office, held about 1 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at garfieldcounty.ne.gov/sheriff-office, phone 308-346-5150. The Garfield County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Garfield 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 Garfield County
The places to check for a warrant from Garfield County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the District Court at 308-346-4123, 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 (308) 346-4392, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Garfield County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, 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 Garfield County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Garfield County starts with the Clerk of the District Court at 308-346-4123: 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 Garfield County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at garfieldcounty.ne.gov/attorney-county, phone (308) 346-4392.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Garfield County?
Not from the Garfield 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 308-346-4123.
Who serves warrants in Garfield County?
The Garfield 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 Garfield County held?
At the county jail, run by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Garfield 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 308-346-4123.
Is this the official Garfield 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.