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 25, 2026.
Port Washington, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Port Washington comes from a judge of the Ozaukee 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, directory links and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Port Washington
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Port Washington that means the Ozaukee County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. 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 Clerk of Circuit Court keeps that file.
For Ozaukee County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records (page title: Access Court Records | Ozaukee County, WI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Serves Warrants in Port Washington
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port Washington (filed by the FBI as Port Washington Police Department) serve warrants in and around Port Washington.
The Bayside Police Department and the Newburg Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ozaukee County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ozaukee County here.
A warrant issued in Ozaukee County is good anywhere in Wisconsin, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the seven agencies in Ozaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,634 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Port Washington arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Port Washington 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 Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, held about 210 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at ozaukeecounty.gov/165/Sheriff, phone (262) 284-7172. The Port Washington inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Port Washington on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Port Washington
The places to check for a warrant from Port Washington:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the free statewide case search of every circuit court, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 262-284-8380, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Ozaukee County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Port Washington
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Port Washington starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court: 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 District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ozaukeecounty.gov/137/District-Attorney, phone 262-284-8380.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Ozaukee County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Ozaukee County and Wisconsin. These wanted and warrant pages from its Ozaukee County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Warrants, Ozaukee County, WI (ozaukeecounty.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Port Washington?
Not from the Ozaukee County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court, 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 Circuit Court.
Who serves warrants in Port Washington?
The agency that reports for Port Washington inside the city and the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Port Washington held?
At the county jail, run by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Port Washington 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 Circuit Court.
Is this the official Port Washington 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.