Grant County, Wisconsin Warrant Search

The Wisconsin Public Records Law (Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39) requires that warrants filed in Grant County be made public. This statute allows public access to government records; however, there are some restrictions. To protect the integrity of an investigation, search warrants might be sealed before it is carried out by police. Active arrest and bench warrants are normally available for anybody to view. The sole exception is if revealing the information could jeopardize someone's safety or interfere with an ongoing investigation.

Agency / Resource	Purpose	Search Methods	Notes
County Sheriff's Office	Maintains and serves warrants	Phone and in person	No live online warrant lookup. Requests go through phone or in person
Clerk of Circuit Court	Keeps court dockets, including warrant records.	Online, in person, phone, mail	Free warrant lookup through the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) portal or the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access (WSCCA)
Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau	Keeps statewide criminal history records	Online through WORCS	Shows arrest history and case outcomes
Municipal Police Departments	Handles local warrants within town limits	Phone, in person, and written request	Works together with the Sheriff's office