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.
Dunn County, Wisconsin, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Dunn County comes from a judge of the Dunn 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: Dunn County public records, Dunn County arrest records, Dunn County inmate search, Dunn County criminal records, Dunn County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Dunn County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Dunn County that means the Dunn 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 dunncountywi.gov/clerkofcourts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Dunn County, WI), phone 800-362-9082, 400 Eau Claire St Eau Claire WI 54701, Wednesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 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 Dunn County
The Dunn County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Menomonie, Colfax, Boyceville and Elk Mound serve warrants in Dunn County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dunn County: the University of Wisconsin at Stout (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Dunn County is whichever one finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid across Wisconsin.
Together, the three agencies in Dunn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 916 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Dunn County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Dunn 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 Dunn County Sheriff's Office, held about 88 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at dunncountywi.gov/index.asp. The Dunn County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Dunn 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 Dunn County
Whether a warrant is out from Dunn County shows in four 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) 232-1687, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Dunn County Sheriff's Office at dunncountywi.gov/index.asp, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Dunn 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 Dunn County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Dunn County starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court at 800-362-9082: 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 dunncountywi.gov/da, phone (715) 232-1687.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Dunn County?
Not from the Dunn 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 Dunn County?
The Dunn 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 Dunn County held?
At the county jail, run by the Dunn County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Dunn 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 800-362-9082.
Is this the official Dunn 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.