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.
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Ozaukee County comes from a judge of the Ozaukee 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: Ozaukee County public records, Ozaukee County arrest records, Ozaukee County inmate search, Ozaukee County criminal records, Ozaukee County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Ozaukee County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Ozaukee County that means the Ozaukee 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 ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records (page title: Access Court Records | Ozaukee County, WI), 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 Ozaukee County
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mequon, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Grafton, Saukville and Thiensville serve warrants in Ozaukee County.
The Bayside Police Department and the Newburg Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ozaukee County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ozaukee County here.
A warrant issued in Ozaukee 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 seven agencies in Ozaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,634 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Ozaukee County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, held about 210 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at ozaukeecounty.gov/165/Sheriff, phone (262) 284-7172. The Ozaukee County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County
Whether a warrant is out from Ozaukee County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court, 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 262-284-8380, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Ozaukee 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.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ozaukeecounty.gov/137/District-Attorney, phone 262-284-8380.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Ozaukee County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Ozaukee County and Wisconsin. These wanted and warrant pages from its Ozaukee County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Warrants, Ozaukee County, WI (ozaukeecounty.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Ozaukee County?
Not from the Ozaukee 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.
Who serves warrants in Ozaukee County?
The Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County held?
At the county jail, run by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee 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.