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.
Sauk County, Wisconsin, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sauk County comes from a judge of the Sauk 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: Sauk County public records, Sauk County arrest records, Sauk County inmate search, Sauk County criminal records, Sauk County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Sauk County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sauk County that means the Sauk 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.sauk.wi.us/clerkofcourts/ccap-circuit-court-system-access (page title: CCAP (Circuit Court System Access) | Sauk County Wisconsin Official Website), phone (608) 355-3287, 510 Broadway Street Baraboo, WI 53913, 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 Sauk County
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Baraboo, Reedsburg, Lake Delton and Spring Green serve warrants in Sauk County.
The Wisconsin Dells Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Sauk County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sauk County here.
A warrant issued in Sauk 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 Sauk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,704 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sauk County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sauk 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 Sauk County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.sauk.wi.us/sheriffsoffice/daily-inmate-counts, phone (608) 356-4895. The Sauk County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sauk 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 Sauk County
The places to check for a warrant from Sauk County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at (608) 355-3287, 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 608-355-3280, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Sauk 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 Sauk County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Sauk County that means appearing before the Sauk 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 co.sauk.wi.us/districtattorney, phone 608-355-3280.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sauk County?
Not from the Sauk 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 (608) 355-3287.
Who serves warrants in Sauk County?
The Sauk 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 Sauk County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sauk County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sauk 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 (608) 355-3287.
Is this the official Sauk 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.