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.
Waushara County, Wisconsin, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Waushara County comes from a judge of the Waushara 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: Waushara County public records, Waushara County arrest records, Waushara County inmate search, Waushara County police reports, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Waushara County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Waushara County that means the Waushara 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 Waushara County
The Waushara County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wautoma, Redgranite, Plainfield, Wild Rose and Hancock serve warrants in Waushara County.
The Berlin Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Waushara County, so its arrests are not broken out for Waushara County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Waushara County is whichever one finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid across Wisconsin.
Together, the two agencies in Waushara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 689 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Waushara County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Waushara 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 Waushara County Sheriff's Office, held about 56 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.waushara.wi.us/19834/Waushara-County-Jail, phone 920-787-3321. The Waushara County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Waushara 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 Waushara County
The place to check for a warrant from Waushara 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.
Clearing a Warrant from Waushara County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Waushara County that means appearing before the Waushara County Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Waushara County?
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 Waushara County?
The Waushara 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 Waushara County held?
At the county jail, run by the Waushara County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Waushara 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 Waushara 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.