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 28, 2026.
Clark County, Wisconsin, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Clark County comes from a judge of the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Clark County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Clark County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Clark County that means the Clark 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 Clark County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at clarkcountywi.gov/circuitcourt (page title: Circuit Court | Clark County WI), phone 715-743-5183, 517 Court Street, Forth Floor Neillsville, WI 54456, 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 Clark County
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Neillsville, Thorp, Loyal and Greenwood serve warrants in Clark County.
The Colby-Abbotsford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clark County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clark County here.
A warrant issued in Clark 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 Clark County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,299 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Clark County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Clark County 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 Clark County Sheriff's Office, held about 30 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at clarkcountywi.gov/sheriff-mobile-menu, phone (715) 743-3157. The Clark County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Clark County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Clark County
The places to check for a warrant from Clark County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-743-5183, 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) 743-5167, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Clark 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 Clark County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Clark County that means appearing before the Clark 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 clarkcountywi.gov/da, phone (715) 743-5167.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Clark County?
Not from the Clark 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 715-743-5183.
Who serves warrants in Clark County?
The Clark 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 Clark County held?
At the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Clark County 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 715-743-5183.
Is this the official Clark County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.