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 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sturgeon Bay comes from a judge of the Door 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Sturgeon Bay
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sturgeon Bay that means the Door 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.door.wi.gov/181/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of Circuit Court | Door County, WI), phone 920-746-2205, 1205 S Duluth Avenue Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Serves Warrants in Sturgeon Bay
The Door County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sturgeon Bay (filed by the FBI as Sturgeon Bay Police Department) serve warrants in and around Sturgeon Bay.
A warrant issued in Door 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 two agencies in Door County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 875 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sturgeon Bay arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sturgeon Bay 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 Door County Sheriff's Office, held about 62 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.door.wi.gov/862/Jail, phone (920)746-2400. The Sturgeon Bay inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sturgeon Bay on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Sturgeon Bay
The places to check for a warrant from Sturgeon Bay:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 920-746-2205, 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 920-746-2284, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Door 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 Sturgeon Bay
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Sturgeon Bay starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court at 920-746-2205: 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 co.door.wi.gov/184/District-Attorney, phone 920-746-2284.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sturgeon Bay?
Not from the Door 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 920-746-2205.
Who serves warrants in Sturgeon Bay?
The agency that reports for Sturgeon Bay inside the city and the Door 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 Sturgeon Bay held?
At the county jail, run by the Door County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sturgeon Bay 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 920-746-2205.
Is this the official Sturgeon Bay 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.