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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, has about 542,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Plymouth County comes from a judge of the Plymouth County Superior Court or the District Court and Boston Municipal 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: Plymouth County public records, Plymouth County arrest records, Plymouth County inmate search, Plymouth County criminal records, Plymouth County court records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Plymouth County
In Massachusetts an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Plymouth County that means the Plymouth County Superior Court, which hears felonies and civil cases over $50,000; the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000, issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
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 Clerk of Courts keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mass.gov/locations/plymouth-district-court (page title: Plymouth District Court), phone (508) 747-8400, 52 Obery St., Plymouth, MA 02360, Monday - Friday: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Plymouth County
The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - MA POST Commission and the agencies that report for Brockton and Bridgewater Town serve warrants in Plymouth County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, one state agency and one state police unit in Plymouth County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Plymouth County is whichever one finds the person; an Massachusetts warrant is valid across Massachusetts.
Together, the 27 agencies in Plymouth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,201 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Plymouth County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Plymouth 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 Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - MA POST Commission, held about 1,040 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mapostcommission.gov/current-agency/plymouth-county-sheriffs-depart.... The Plymouth County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
Whether a warrant is out from Plymouth County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Courts at (508) 747-8400, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Masscourts.org, the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 508-584-8120, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Plymouth County starts with the Clerk of Courts at (508) 747-8400: 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 and Boston Municipal Court is handled by that court, not by the Plymouth County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at plymouthda.com/contact, phone 508-584-8120.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Plymouth County?
Not from the Plymouth County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Courts at (508) 747-8400.
Who serves warrants in Plymouth County?
The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - MA POST Commission, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Massachusetts warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Plymouth County held?
At the county jail, run by the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - MA POST Commission, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Plymouth 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 Clerk of Courts at (508) 747-8400.
Is this the official Plymouth 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.