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 2, 2026.
Beadle County, South Dakota, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Beadle County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Beadle County, 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: Beadle County public records, Beadle County arrest records, Beadle County criminal records, Beadle County court records, Beadle County police reports, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Beadle County
In South Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Beadle County that means the Circuit Court for Beadle County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with magistrate judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
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 Courts.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dakotaathome.sd.gov/search/fa50e1d7-0e52-5403-86bc-14d762887fa3 (page title: Beadle County Clerk of Courts | South Dakota Unified Judicial System | Clerk of Courts), phone 605-353-7165, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Public Access Record Search is the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name.
Who Serves Warrants in Beadle County
The Beadle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Huron serve warrants in Beadle County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Beadle County is whichever one finds the person; an South Dakota warrant is valid across South Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in Beadle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 511 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Beadle County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Beadle 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 Beadle County Sheriff's Office, held about 31 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Beadle 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 Beadle County
The places to check for a warrant from Beadle County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Courts at 605-353-7165, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- UJS Public Access Record Search, the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The State's Attorney, phone (605) 353-8430, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Beadle County pages SearchSystems verified (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 South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is not open to the public in South Dakota, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Beadle County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Beadle County that means appearing before the Circuit Court for Beadle County, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at beadlesd.org/201/State-Attorney, phone (605) 353-8430.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Beadle County?
Not from the Beadle County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. UJS Public Access Record Search is the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name, 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 Courts at 605-353-7165.
Who serves warrants in Beadle County?
The Beadle County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an South Dakota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Beadle County held?
At the county jail, run by the Beadle County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Beadle 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 Courts at 605-353-7165.
Is this the official Beadle 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.