Douglas County Warrant Records Douglas County Warrant Records

This page explains what this site can and cannot help with, and where to send a question about an official Douglas County warrant. Most requests belong with the sheriff's office or the court that issued the order, not with a reference site. The routing below sends each need to the office that holds the answer.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. This is a private reference site. It cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, recall or clear an order, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice. For any of those, reach the sheriff's office or the issuing court directly.

Need Official Warrant Information?

These are the offices that handle the questions people ask most often about Douglas County warrants, listed by what each one can actually answer.

  • Whether a warrant exists: the sheriff's office publishes the county outstanding warrants list and can take location information by phone
  • A bench warrant for a missed court date: the District Court that set the case holds the order, and Court Administration can describe what the file requires
  • Resolving or clearing a warrant: a licensed Minnesota attorney and the issuing court handle a recall, a surrender, or a bond
  • An arrest warrant tied to a charge: the court sets the charge and the bond, and the sheriff's office serves the order
  • A traffic citation or fine: the Minnesota Court Payment Center handles citation numbers, payments, and appearance questions

Douglas County Court Administration

720 Elm Street, Alexandria, MN 56308

Mailing address: 305 8th Avenue West, Alexandria, MN 56308

320-304-6050

Fax: 320-762-8863. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

216 7th Avenue West, Alexandria, MN 56308

320-762-8151

Sheriff's Records Division

216 7th Avenue West, Alexandria, MN 56308

320-759-6225

records@co.douglas.mn.us. Fax: 320-762-1038.

Douglas County Jail

509 3rd Avenue West, Alexandria, MN 56308

320-762-2139

Open 24 hours a day, every day, for surrender and current bail questions.

Traffic citations and fine payments route through the Minnesota Court Payment Center at 1-800-657-3611, with 651-281-3219 for the metro area.

What This Site Can and Cannot Answer

A message sent to this site cannot change a record, start a case, or confirm a status. Questions about the site's own pages, sources, or corrections are the only ones that belong here.

  • Use the sheriff's office for anything about a published warrant entry or a location tip
  • Use Court Administration for a case file, a hearing date, or a court-access question
  • Use the Records Division for an existing sheriff-held report or data request
  • Use the jail for current custody, bail, an in-person check, or self-surrender instructions
  • Use an attorney for advice about how a warrant affects a specific person