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 24, 2026.
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Manitowoc County comes from a judge of the Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Manitowoc County that means the Manitowoc 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.
For Manitowoc County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at manitowoccountywi.gov/departments/clerk-of-circuit-court/court-offi... (page title: Court Official Directory | Manitowoc County), phone (920) 683-4030, 1010 South 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220, 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 Manitowoc County
The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Kiel, Cleveland, Mishicot and Reedsville serve warrants in Manitowoc County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Manitowoc County is whichever one finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid across Wisconsin.
Together, the three agencies in Manitowoc County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,550 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Manitowoc County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, held about 140 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at manitowoccountywi.gov/departments/sheriff/directory, phone (920)683-4200. The Manitowoc County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
Whether a warrant is out from Manitowoc County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at (920) 683-4030, 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 920-683-4070, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Manitowoc County that means appearing before the Manitowoc 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 manitowoccountywi.gov, phone 920-683-4070.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Manitowoc County?
Not from the Manitowoc 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) 683-4030.
Who serves warrants in Manitowoc County?
The Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County held?
At the county jail, run by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Manitowoc 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 (920) 683-4030.
Is this the official Manitowoc 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.