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 30, 2026.
Clackamas County, Oregon, has about 426,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Clackamas County comes from a judge of the Clackamas 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: Clackamas County public records, Clackamas County arrest records, Clackamas County inmate search, Clackamas County criminal records, Clackamas County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Clackamas County
In Oregon an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Clackamas County that means the Clackamas 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.
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 trial court administrator keeps that file.
For Clackamas County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Clackamas Home : Clackamas County Circuit Court : State of Oregon), phone 503-655-8447, 1000 Courthouse Rd. Oregon City, OR 97045, 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 Clackamas County
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lake Oswego, Oregon City, West Linn, Milwaukie, Canby, Sandy and two more cities serve warrants in Clackamas County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Clackamas County: the Clackamas County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Clackamas County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Tualatin Police Department and the Portland Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Clackamas County, so their arrests are not broken out for Clackamas County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Clackamas County is whichever one finds the person; an Oregon warrant is valid across Oregon.
Together, the eight agencies in Clackamas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,537 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Clackamas County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Clackamas 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 Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, held about 310 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at apps.clackamas.us/roster, phone 503-785-5210. The Clackamas County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County
Whether a warrant is out from Clackamas County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the trial court administrator at 503-655-8447, 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, phone 503-655-8431, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The page of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified at apps.clackamas.us/roster, which is a warrant or wanted list.
Clearing a Warrant from Clackamas County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Clackamas County that means appearing before the Clackamas 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 clackamas.us/da, phone 503-655-8431.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Clackamas County?
Yes, in part: the page of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office at apps.clackamas.us/roster is a warrant or wanted 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 at 503-655-8447.
Who serves warrants in Clackamas County?
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Oregon warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Clackamas County held?
At the county jail, run by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Clackamas 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 trial court administrator at 503-655-8447.
Is this the official Clackamas 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.