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.
Davison County, South Dakota, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Davison County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Davison 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: Davison County public records, Davison County arrest records, Davison County inmate search, Davison County criminal records, Davison County court records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Davison County
In South Dakota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Davison County that means the Circuit Court for Davison County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with magistrate judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
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 Courts keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ujs.sd.gov/cases-and-records (page title: South Dakota Court Records Access | South Dakota Unified Judicial System | SD UJS), 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 Davison County
The Davison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mitchell serve warrants in Davison County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Davison County is whichever one finds the person; an South Dakota warrant is valid across South Dakota.
Together, the two agencies in Davison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 955 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Davison County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Davison 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 Davison County Sheriff's Office, held about 1 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at davisoncounty.org/departments/sheriffs-office, phone (605) 995-8630. The Davison County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Davison 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 Davison County
Whether a warrant is out from Davison County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Courts, 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) 995-8627, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Davison 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 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 Davison County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Davison County starts with the Clerk of Courts: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at davisoncounty.org/departments/states-attorney, phone (605) 995-8627.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Davison County?
Not from the Davison 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.
Who serves warrants in Davison County?
The Davison 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 Davison County held?
At the county jail, run by the Davison County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Davison 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.
Is this the official Davison 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.