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 September 28, 2026.
Lebanon, New Hampshire, in Grafton County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lebanon comes from a judge of the Grafton County Superior Court or the Circuit 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: Lebanon public records, Grafton County warrants, Lebanon arrest records, Lebanon inmate search, Lebanon criminal records, Lebanon court records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Lebanon
In New Hampshire an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lebanon that means the Grafton County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases tried to a jury, and appeals; the Circuit Court 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 each court keeps that file.
For Grafton County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.nh.gov/your-visit/find-court/grafton-superior-court (page title: Grafton Superior Court | New Hampshire Judicial Branch), phone 855-212-1234, 3785 Dartmouth College Highway North Haverhill, NH 03774, Monday-Friday : 8:00am to 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
New Hampshire has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Lebanon
The Grafton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lebanon (filed by the FBI as Lebanon Police Department) serve warrants in and around Lebanon.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Grafton County: the Grafton County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Grafton County is good anywhere in New Hampshire, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 29 agencies in Grafton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,012 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lebanon arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lebanon 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 Grafton County Sheriff's Office, held about 59 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at graftoncountysheriff.net. The Lebanon inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lebanon on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Lebanon
The places to check for a warrant from Lebanon:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each court at 855-212-1234, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone (603) 787-6968, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Grafton County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court'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.
The statewide criminal history kept by the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit is not open to the public in New Hampshire, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Lebanon
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Lebanon starts with the clerk of each court at 855-212-1234: 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 Circuit Court is handled by that court, not by the Grafton County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at grafton-county.com, phone (603) 787-6968.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lebanon?
Not from the Grafton County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of each court at 855-212-1234.
Who serves warrants in Lebanon?
The agency that reports for Lebanon inside the city and the Grafton County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an New Hampshire warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Lebanon held?
At the county jail, run by the Grafton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lebanon 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 each court at 855-212-1234.
Is this the official Lebanon website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.