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.
Forest County, Wisconsin, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Forest County comes from a judge of the Forest 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: Forest County public records, Forest County arrest records, Forest County inmate search, Forest County police reports, Forest County property records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Forest County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Forest County that means the Forest 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.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Serves Warrants in Forest County
The Forest County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Crandon serve warrants in Forest County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Forest County is whichever one finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid across Wisconsin.
Together, the two agencies in Forest County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 418 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Forest County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Forest 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 Forest County Sheriff's Office, held about 41 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at forestcountysheriff.org/jail.html, phone 715-478-3331. The Forest County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Forest 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 Forest County
The place to check for a warrant from Forest County is Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the free statewide case search of every circuit court, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one Forest County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Forest County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Forest County starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Forest County?
Not from the Forest 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of Circuit Court.
Who serves warrants in Forest County?
The Forest 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 Forest County held?
At the county jail, run by the Forest County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Forest 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.
Is this the official Forest 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.