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 2, 2026.
Somerset, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Somerset comes from a judge of the Pulaski 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Somerset
In Kentucky an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Somerset that means the Pulaski 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Pulaski.aspx (page title: Pulaski | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 606-677-4029, 50 Public Square P.O. Box 664 Somerset, KY 42502-0664, Monday 8 a.m.-4:00 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 Somerset
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Somerset (filed by the FBI as Somerset Police Department) serve warrants in and around Somerset.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Pulaski County: Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education (state agency); Pulaski County Schools (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Pulaski 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 six agencies in Pulaski County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,787 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Somerset arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Somerset 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 Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, held about 330 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Somerset on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Somerset
The place to check for a warrant from Somerset is the court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 606-677-4029, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
Not one of the Pulaski County pages SearchSystems verified (the court'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 Somerset
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Somerset that means appearing before the Pulaski Circuit Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Court Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Pulaski Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Somerset?
Not from the Pulaski 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 606-677-4029.
Who serves warrants in Somerset?
The agency that reports for Somerset inside the city and the Pulaski 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 Somerset held?
At the county jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Somerset 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 606-677-4029.
Is this the official Somerset 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.