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 9, 2026.
Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County, has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Tomah comes from a judge of the Monroe 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.
Related guides: Tomah public records, Monroe County warrants, Tomah arrest records, Tomah inmate search, Tomah criminal records, Tomah court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Tomah
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Tomah that means the Monroe 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.monroe.wi.us/departments/clerk-of-courts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Monroe County, WI), phone 608-269-8781, 112 South Court Street Room 2200 Sparta, WI 54656, 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 Tomah
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Tomah (filed by the FBI as Tomah Police Department) serve warrants in and around Tomah.
A warrant issued in Monroe 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 five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 2,703 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Tomah arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Tomah 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, held about 100 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search. The Tomah inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Tomah on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Tomah
Whether a warrant is out from Tomah shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-269-8781, 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 (608) 269-8780, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Monroe 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 Tomah
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Tomah that means appearing before the Monroe 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 co.monroe.wi.us/departments/district-attorney, phone (608) 269-8780.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Monroe County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Monroe County and Wisconsin. These wanted and warrant pages from its Monroe County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Active Monroe County Warrant List (co.monroe.wi.us)
- Wanted Persons (monroecountycrimestoppers.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Tomah?
Not from the Monroe 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 608-269-8781.
Who serves warrants in Tomah?
The agency that reports for Tomah inside the city and the Monroe 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 Tomah held?
At the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Tomah 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 608-269-8781.
Is this the official Tomah 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.