How to Search Wisconsin Wants & Warrants (Start Here)

Active warrants in Wisconsin are maintained by law enforcement at state, county, and local levels. There is no single database of all warrants in Wisconsin.

What this page covers: Wisconsin state warrant databases, most-wanted lists, and county-level warrant search tools where available. What it does not cover: Federal warrants (those are handled by the U.S. Marshals and FBI).

Where to start: Check the state law enforcement agency first for statewide warrant searches. For county-level warrants, contact the county sheriff. Many county sheriffs post active warrant lists on their websites.

Common mistake: Most-wanted lists only show high-priority fugitives. If you need to check whether someone has any active warrant, a most-wanted list is not enough — contact the county sheriff or clerk of court directly.

Statewide warrant search
To check if you have an active warrant, you may search your name at WICOURTS
Most wanted list
Wisconsin's Most Wanted | FOX6 News Milwaukee
Sex offender registry
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State police / DPS
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US Marshals district
Name Eastern District of Wisconsin | U.S. Marshals Service
Number of counties
72 counties
Population
5,960,975
Households
2,479,480
Median Income
$74,631
Median Home Value
$266,500
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Last reviewed: June 04, 2026 · Methodology: Wisconsin wants & warrants URL verified against the official state publisher at www.doj.state.wi.us on the review date. 6 primary .gov sources cited below.

Wisconsin Wants & Warrants — Key Facts (2026)

Outstanding warrants, fugitive lists, and active sheriff's warrants for Wisconsin — what's public, what isn't, and how to verify in 2026.
Public
Public-facing fugitive list
Yes (state portal)
Sealed
Active arrest warrants
Often non-public until executed
NCIC
Federal warrant index
Law enforcement only
$0
Cost of public warrant lookup
Free in most states
24-48h
New filings lag
Typical processing delay
Where a warrant lives (typical visibility)
Sheriff most-wanted list
100%
State fugitive portal
90%
NCIC (federal index)
0%
Sealed arrest warrant
0%
FBI Top-10 (national)
100%
Unit: % publicly searchable.

What Changed in 2026 — Wisconsin Wants & Warrants

2026
Wisconsin wants & warrants portal active
The official Wisconsin portal at www.doj.state.wi.us continues to serve as the canonical entry point for wants & warrants in 2026.
2026
Latest federal complement for wants & warrants
The FBI Most Wanted Fugitives at www.fbi.gov provides federal-level context that complements Wisconsin state records.
2026
Wisconsin access in 2026
For 2026, Wisconsin continues to publish wants & warrants information through state-authorized portals; check www.doj.state.wi.us for current fees and processing times.
2026
Federal records framework refresh
Federal record types (federal liens, federal land, federal vital statistics) continue to live OUTSIDE Wisconsin's state portal — see the Primary Sources below for additional official portals.

The 3-Path Wisconsin Warrant Search

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Path 1 — Sheriff most-wanted
Most Wisconsin sheriffs publish a 'Most Wanted' page on the county sheriff's official .gov or county site.
2
Path 2 — State fugitive portal
Wisconsin's statewide fugitive/warrant list is published by the state law enforcement agency.
3
Path 3 — Federal fugitives
FBI Most Wanted (fbi.gov/wanted) and U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted (usmarshals.gov) are the public federal lists.

Five Things People Get Wrong About Wisconsin Wants & Warrants

MYTH"There's a public national warrant database."
FACTThe national warrant file lives inside NCIC — law-enforcement only. Every public 'nationwide warrant search' is a reseller's patchwork.
MYTH"If the sheriff's site shows nothing, there's no warrant."
FACTCounty warrant lists are partial and updated on the county's schedule. Absence from the list proves nothing — courts confirm, websites suggest.
MYTH"Paid warrant-check sites see more than you can."
FACTThey see less: scraped county lists and old data. The court clerk and the sheriff hold the real answer, usually for free.
MYTH"Old warrants expire."
FACTWarrants don't age out — they sit until served, quashed, or recalled. Decade-old traffic warrants surface at traffic stops all the time.
MYTH"Call the police to check your own warrant."
FACTThat call can end with handcuffs — if a warrant exists, they act on it. Attorneys run the check safely; that's part of why people hire them.

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Wants & Warrants Databases

30 official Wisconsin wants & warrants sources.

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Wants & Warrants

Antigo Police Department Warrant of the Week - Antigo Times
Official Free
The Antigo Police Department holds multiple warrants for Dylan Leonard Bruch 8-30-1994 .The warrants are for felony possession of methamphetamine, felony bail jumping.
🌐 antigotimes.com
Wisconsin Court System - Search
Official Free
Want to refine your search results? Try our advanced search. Search results 1 - 10 of 21497 for warrants.
🌐 wicourts.gov
Payment Plans – Mid-Moraine Municipal Court
Official Free
If you are late making your payment, you are at risk of an alternate penalty being imposed.
🌐 mmmcourt.com
Active Warrants - Sheriff's Department - Wood County Wisconsin
Official Free
The Wood County Sheriff's Department holds active Warrant(s) for the persons listed below in alphabetical order. This list is current at the time of posting.
🌐 woodcountywi.gov
New London - Weyauwega Joint Municipal Court
Official Free
It serves the cities of New London and Weyauwega. The court has exclusive jurisdiction and provides a neutral forum for hearing ordinance and civil traffic cases, where the penalty includes a forfeiture .
🌐 newlondonwi.org
New Richmond Municipal Court
Official Free
This is the court-records channel for Wisconsin: case searches and docket details. If a link breaks, the office homepage at newrichmondwi.gov carries the new path.
🌐 newrichmondwi.gov
West Bend, WI
Official Free
To further our cooperation with the Public, the West Bend Police Department shares a list of Wanted Persons from our Department. Warrants for individuals range from simple traffic violations to more serious violations such as criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, and theft.
🌐 westbendwi.gov
activewarrants.pdf - Columbia County, Wisconsin
Official Free
Wanted persons and active warrants posted for Wisconsin. Entries usually carry the case number, which lets you follow the underlying charge in the court index. Tips go to the listed office line — and as every such page warns, do not approach anyone shown.
🌐 co.columbia.wi.us
rpjlbsr.x3 02/03/26 Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Official Free
Current inmate roster for Wisconsin, published by the sheriff's office. Most rosters of this kind also note the arresting agency and the next court date. Holds for other agencies are flagged, which is why some names linger after local charges resolve.
🌐 co.columbia.wi.us
Most Wanted - Dodge County Sheriff's Office
Official Free
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted program is an effort to resolve outstanding Dodge County warrants. There are a variety of different warrants including warrants for failure to appear in court, traffic offenses, misdemeanors, felonies, child support and others.
🌐 dodgecountysheriff.com
Home - Dodge County Sheriff's Office
Official Free
Law-enforcement records for Dodge County route through this office. If a link breaks, the office homepage at co.dodge.wi.gov carries the new path.
🌐 co.dodge.wi.gov
Criminal Justice Data | Criminal Justice Services | Eau Claire County, WI
Official Free
The Criminal Justice Services analytics allows the CJCC/CJS and other county programs access to administrative data across the criminal justice system in a way that will aid in research and planning. The dashboards are web-based tools designed to provide Eau Claire County residents an interactive, high-level overview of criminal justice system activity.
🌐 eauclairecounty.gov
Jail | Fond du Lac County
Official Free
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office holds active warrant(s) for the individuals listed on the Warrants tab on our home page. This list is current at the time of posting. All warrants must be verified through the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office before any individual will be apprehended.
🌐 fdlsheriff.com
Most Wanted: Failure to pay Child Support
Official Free
Byron G. Dalton owes $406,239 on the Wisconsin Child Support Record. SEX: Male RACE: White DATE OF BIRTH: 9/28/1979 HAIR COLOR: Brown EYE COLOR: Blue SCARS: Unknown TATTOOS: Unknown LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 1074 Gobblers Mountain Reeds Spring.
🌐 jeffersoncountywi.gov
Milwaukee County Child Support Services
Official Free
The Department manages over 125,000 IV-D cases for Milwaukee County. Establishment: Responsible for establishing paternity, obtaining support orders and maintaining the customer service unit for the department. Case Management: Responsible for income withholding, contempt actions, modification reviews, interstate enforcement and tax refund interception. Financial: Responsible for entering family court orders in Wisconsin's Kids Information Data System (KIDS) and proper disbursement of support payments.
🌐 county.milwaukee.gov
Active Monroe County Warrant List | Monroe County, WI
Official Free
The sheriff's side of Active Monroe County record-keeping — bookings, incident reports, and records requests start here. It is an official government source.
🌐 co.monroe.wi.us
ONEIDA-WARRANT-LIST.pdf
Official Free
file:///ocvsofs01.intra.oneida/groups/SDShare/DISPATCH/Warrants/ONSO WARRANT LIST 6-20-22.html[11/2/2022 9:01:35 AM]
🌐 oneidasheriff.org
Active Warrant List & Information | Portage County, WI
Official Free
The persons listed here are sought by law enforcement pursuant to an active warrant issued by a court of law. Unless actually convicted in court, all suspects should be considered innocent. The Portage County Sheriff's Office holds active warrants for the persons listed as follows.
🌐 co.portage.wi.gov
Rock County Wisconsin - Sheriff's Office
Official Free
Law enforcement records from Wisconsin. Full incident reports come by records request; what posts online is the summary log. Case numbers from these logs are the key to everything downstream — note them.
🌐 co.rock.wi.us
Warrant List | Sauk County Wisconsin Official Website
Official Free
Find Agendas and Minutes Property Tax Info Maps Foreclosures Sheriff's Incident Reports Warrant List Sex Offender Registry Zoning Info Voting/Election Info Sanitary/Septic Info Recycling Info Caregiver Relief/Assistance Genealogy Records Vote Register to Vote Polling Places · The Sauk County Sheriff's Department holds active warrant(s) for the individuals on the following page.
🌐 co.sauk.wi.us
Shawano County | Departments | Sheriff | Links
Official Free
Law enforcement records from Wisconsin. Case numbers from these logs are the key to everything downstream — note them. It covers this agency's jurisdiction; city departments and neighboring counties publish their own.
🌐 co.shawano.wi.us
Sheriff | Waukesha County
Official Free
Waukesha County Sheriff's Office — official department page (booking, jail, wanted).
🌐 waukeshacounty.gov
MEG's Most Wanted | Winnebago County, WI
Official Free
Wanted persons and active warrants posted for Wisconsin. Rewards, where offered, are noted on the individual listings. It covers this jurisdiction only; neighboring agencies publish their own lists.
🌐 winnebagocountywi.gov
Police Department | Green Bay, WI
Official Free
The Police Department and its officers work hard to serve and protect the community. Here you can find helpful information about their initiatives, divisions, and more.
🌐 greenbaywi.gov
Municipal Court Cases
Official Free
Convictions in Green Bay Municipal Court are civil ordinance violations, not misdemeanors or criminal convictions. NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: It may be a violation of State law to discriminate against a job applicant because of an arrest or conviction record. For more information see Section 111.335, Wis. Stats. Start Over View Court Calendar · View Court Calendar Search By: Last Name Citation ID Active Warrants ·
🌐 greenbaywi.gov
Statement on Public Misconduct Charges Involving Two Former Employees | City News | Janesville, WI
Official Free
Official public records resource for Wisconsin. The information comes straight from the office that creates the record, not a reseller. The office's own search beats aggregators for currency, if not always for convenience.
🌐 janesvillewi.gov
Kenoshapolice
Official Free
Wanted persons and active warrants posted for Wisconsin. It covers this jurisdiction only; neighboring agencies publish their own lists. Entries usually carry the case number, which lets you follow the underlying charge in the court index.
🌐 kenoshapolice.com
Active Warrants - City of Racine
Official Free
Warrant lookups covering Wisconsin run through here. It is an official government source.
🌐 cityofracinewi.gov
Wanted Subjects – Negligent Use of a Firearm
Official Free
Wanted persons and active warrants posted for Wisconsin. Tips go to the listed office line — and as every such page warns, do not approach anyone shown. Rewards, where offered, are noted on the individual listings.
🌐 sheboyganpolice.com

Wisconsin Counties

72 Wisconsin counties are indexed on SearchSystems.net — top 28 counties shown below. Browse the full directory or click any county for local court, sheriff, recorder and assessor links.

Milwaukee Dane Waukesha Brown Racine Outagamie Winnebago Kenosha Rock Adams Ashland Barron Bayfield Buffalo

Which Wisconsin counties publish jail rosters and sheriff records online

44 of Wisconsin's 72 counties run their own online source for jail rosters and sheriff records, based on what this directory indexes. Every other county is covered by the statewide systems listed above — click a county for its full records page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Wisconsin's statewide wanted-persons and active-warrant information is published by the Official Wisconsin Wants & Warrants. View the current list at www.doj.state.wi.us. Additional federal fugitives can be reviewed on the FBI Most-Wanted portal.

Most warrants in Wisconsin are issued at the county or municipal level by the local court or sheriff. The Official Wisconsin Wants & Warrants (www.doj.state.wi.us) publishes statewide and felony-level warrant data; for misdemeanor and traffic warrants you generally must contact the clerk of the issuing court directly. Sheriffs in each county also maintain local active-warrant pages.

No. Only sworn law-enforcement officers can serve and execute warrants in Wisconsin. Civilians who locate a wanted person should report the information to the Official Wisconsin Wants & Warrants or local law enforcement at www.doj.state.wi.us rather than attempt direct contact. Some Wisconsin warrants also carry a reward administered by the issuing agency.

A Wisconsin warrant generally must be cleared through the court that issued it — by appearing in person, hiring counsel, or filing a motion to quash. The Official Wisconsin Wants & Warrants can confirm whether a warrant is currently active in the statewide system at www.doj.state.wi.us, but only the issuing judge can recall or quash it.

Yes. Wisconsin warrants that meet entry criteria are uploaded to the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC), making them visible to law enforcement nationwide. The Official Wisconsin Wants & Warrants at www.doj.state.wi.us manages Wisconsin's NCIC interface and entry standards.