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.
Pierce County, Wisconsin, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pierce County comes from a judge of the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County inmate search, Pierce County criminal records, Pierce County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Pierce County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pierce County that means the Pierce 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.pierce.wi.us/departments/circuit_court/index.php (page title: Pierce County, WI), phone 800-472-1638, 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 Pierce County
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for River Falls, Prescott, Ellsworth, Spring Valley and Elmwood serve warrants in Pierce County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pierce County: the University of Wisconsin at River Falls (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Pierce 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 four agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 754 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pierce County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pierce 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 Pierce County Sheriff's Office, held about 28 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at co.pierce.wi.us/departments/sheriff_s_office/jail_roster.php. The Pierce County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Pierce 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 Pierce County
Whether a warrant is out from Pierce County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 800-472-1638, 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at co.pierce.wi.us, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Pierce 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 Pierce County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Pierce County starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court at 800-472-1638: 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 co.pierce.wi.us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pierce County?
Not from the Pierce 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 800-472-1638.
Who serves warrants in Pierce County?
The Pierce 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 Pierce County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Pierce 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 800-472-1638.
Is this the official Pierce 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.