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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Richmond comes from a judge of the Madison Circuit Court or the District 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: Richmond public records, Madison County warrants, Richmond arrest records, Richmond inmate search, Richmond criminal records, Richmond court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Richmond
In Kentucky an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Richmond that means the Madison Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
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 Circuit Court Clerk keeps that file.
For Madison County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Madison.aspx (page title: Madison | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 859-624-4713, 101 W. Main St. Richmond, KY 40475, Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Kentucky has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Richmond
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Richmond (filed by the FBI as Richmond Police Department) serve warrants in and around Richmond.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Madison County: Eastern Kentucky University (campus police); Madison County Public Schools (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Madison County is good anywhere in Kentucky, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,103 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Richmond arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Richmond 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 Madison County Sheriff's Office, held about 260 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center. The Richmond inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Richmond on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Richmond
The places to check for a warrant from Richmond:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 859-624-4713, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Commonwealth's Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Madison 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 Richmond
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Richmond starts with the Circuit Court Clerk at 859-624-4713: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Madison Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at madisoncountyky.gov/attorney/attorney-staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Richmond?
Not from the Madison County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Court Clerk at 859-624-4713.
Who serves warrants in Richmond?
The agency that reports for Richmond inside the city and the Madison County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Kentucky warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Richmond held?
At the county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Richmond 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 Circuit Court Clerk at 859-624-4713.
Is this the official Richmond website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.