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 September 30, 2026.
Pendleton County, Kentucky, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pendleton County comes from a judge of the Pendleton 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 Pendleton County
In Kentucky an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pendleton County that means the Pendleton 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 Pendleton County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Pendleton.aspx (page title: Pendleton | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 859-654-3347, 120 Ridgeway Ave. P.O. Box 69 Falmouth, KY 41040, 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 Pendleton County
The Pendleton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Falmouth and Butler serve warrants in Pendleton County.
A warrant issued in Pendleton 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 two agencies in Pendleton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 100 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pendleton County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pendleton County 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 Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, held about 42 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sheriff-pendletoncounty.ky.gov/Prisoners%20and%20Wanted%20Persons/P..., phone (859) 654-4444. The Pendleton County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Pendleton County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Pendleton County
Whether a warrant is out from Pendleton County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 859-654-3347, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The page of the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified at sheriff-pendletoncounty.ky.gov, which is a warrant or wanted list.
Clearing a Warrant from Pendleton County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Pendleton County that means appearing before the Pendleton 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 Pendleton Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pendleton County?
Yes, in part: the page of the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office at sheriff-pendletoncounty.ky.gov is a warrant or wanted list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Court Clerk at 859-654-3347.
Who serves warrants in Pendleton County?
The Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Kentucky warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Pendleton County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Pendleton County 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 859-654-3347.
Is this the official Pendleton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.