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 October 2, 2026.
Salem Lakes, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Salem Lakes comes from a judge of the Kenosha 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: Salem Lakes public records, Kenosha County warrants, Salem Lakes arrest records, Salem Lakes inmate search, Salem Lakes criminal records, Salem Lakes court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Salem Lakes
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Salem Lakes that means the Kenosha 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.
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 Circuit Court.
For Kenosha County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kenoshacountywi.gov/1311/Court-Case-Tracker (page title: Court Case Tracker | Kenosha 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 Salem Lakes
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie and Twin Lakes serve warrants in and around Salem Lakes.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kenosha County: the University of Wisconsin at Parkside (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The Genoa City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Kenosha County, so its arrests are not broken out for Kenosha County here.
A warrant issued in Kenosha 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 three agencies in Kenosha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,446 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Salem Lakes arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Salem Lakes 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 Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, held about 520 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at kenoshacountywi.gov/1815/Inmate-Searches. The Salem Lakes inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Salem Lakes on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Salem Lakes
Whether a warrant is out from Salem Lakes shows in four places:
- 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 262-653-2400, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office at kenoshacountywi.gov/1815/Inmate-Searches, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Kenosha 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 Salem Lakes
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Salem Lakes that means appearing before the Kenosha 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 kenoshacountywi.gov/148/District-Attorney, phone 262-653-2400.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Salem Lakes?
Not from the Kenosha 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 Salem Lakes?
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Wisconsin warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Salem Lakes held?
At the county jail, run by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Salem Lakes 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 Salem Lakes 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.