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 30, 2026.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, in Barron County, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Rice Lake comes from a judge of the Barron 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: Rice Lake public records, Barron County warrants, Rice Lake arrest records, Rice Lake criminal records, Rice Lake court records, Rice Lake traffic tickets, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Rice Lake
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Rice Lake that means the Barron 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 Barron County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at barroncountywi.gov/clerk-of-circuit-court (page title: Clerk of Circuit Court | Barron County, WI), phone 800-362-9082, 1420 State Hwy 25 North, Barron, WI 54812, wed. Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, 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 Rice Lake
The Barron County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rice Lake (filed by the FBI as Rice Lake Police Department) serve warrants in and around Rice Lake.
A warrant issued in Barron 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 four agencies in Barron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,006 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Rice Lake arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Rice Lake 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 Barron County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Rice Lake on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Rice Lake
Whether a warrant is out from Rice Lake shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 800-362-9082, 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 (715) 537-6220, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Barron 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.
Clearing a Warrant from Rice Lake
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Rice Lake that means appearing before the Barron County Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at barroncountywi.gov/district-attorney, phone (715) 537-6220.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Rice Lake?
Not from the Barron 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 at 800-362-9082.
Who serves warrants in Rice Lake?
The agency that reports for Rice Lake inside the city and the Barron 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 Rice Lake held?
At the county jail, run by the Barron County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Rice Lake 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 at 800-362-9082.
Is this the official Rice Lake 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.