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 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
Kittitas County, Washington, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Kittitas County comes from a judge of the Kittitas County Superior Court or the District 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Kittitas County public records, Kittitas County arrest records, Kittitas County inmate search, Kittitas County criminal records, Kittitas County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Kittitas County
In Washington an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Kittitas County that means the Kittitas County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal 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 County Clerk keeps that file.
For Kittitas County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2306 (page title: Washington State Archives, Digital Archives | Title Info: Kittitas County Superior Court Case Files, 2015-2026), phone (509) 962-7531, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Kittitas County
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ellensburg, Cle Elum and Kittitas serve warrants in Kittitas County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kittitas County: Central Washington University (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Kittitas County is whichever one finds the person; a Washington warrant is valid across Washington.
Together, the three agencies in Kittitas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 933 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Kittitas County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Kittitas 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 Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, held about 88 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.kittitas.wa.us/sheriff/jail/default.aspx, phone (509) 962-7527. The Kittitas County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Kittitas 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 Kittitas County
Whether a warrant is out from Kittitas County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at (509) 962-7531, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Washington Courts Search Case Records, the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (509) 962-7520, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Kittitas 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 Kittitas County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Kittitas County that means appearing before the Kittitas County Superior Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the County Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Kittitas County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.kittitas.wa.us/prosecutor/default.aspx, phone (509) 962-7520.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Kittitas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Kittitas County and Washington. These wanted and warrant pages from its Kittitas County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Kittitas County Courts (co.kittitas.wa.us)
- Sheriff, Most Wanted (co.kittitas.wa.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Kittitas County?
Not from the Kittitas County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search, 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 County Clerk at (509) 962-7531.
Who serves warrants in Kittitas County?
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Washington warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Kittitas County held?
At the county jail, run by the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Kittitas 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 County Clerk at (509) 962-7531.
Is this the official Kittitas 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.