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.
Forest Grove, Oregon, in Washington County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Forest Grove comes from a judge of the Washington County 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: Forest Grove public records, Washington County warrants, Forest Grove arrest records, Forest Grove inmate search, Forest Grove criminal records, Forest Grove court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Forest Grove
In Oregon an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Forest Grove that means the Washington County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a municipal and justice 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 trial court administrator.
For Washington County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.oregon.gov/courts/washington/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records | Home : Court Records : State of Oregon), 150 N 1st Avenue, Rm. 110J Hillsboro, OR 97124, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Who Serves Warrants in Forest Grove
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Forest Grove (filed by the FBI as Forest Grove Police Department) serve warrants in and around Forest Grove.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Washington County: the Washington County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Hillsboro School District (other agency); the Washington County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Portland Police Department and the Lake Oswego Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Washington County, so their arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
A warrant issued in Washington County is good anywhere in Oregon, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 12 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,060 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Forest Grove arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Forest Grove 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office, held about 420 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at washingtoncountyor.gov/sheriff/jail, phone 503-846-6374. The Forest Grove inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Forest Grove on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Forest Grove
Whether a warrant is out from Forest Grove shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the trial court administrator, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Oregon eCourt Case Information, the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Washington 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.
Clearing a Warrant from Forest Grove
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Forest Grove that means appearing before the Washington County Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the trial court administrator.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at washingtoncountyor.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Forest Grove?
Not from the Washington County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information, 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 trial court administrator.
Who serves warrants in Forest Grove?
The agency that reports for Forest Grove inside the city and the Washington County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Oregon warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Forest Grove held?
At the county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Forest Grove 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 trial court administrator.
Is this the official Forest Grove 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.