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 September 28, 2026.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Gaithersburg comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County or the District Court of Maryland, 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: Gaithersburg public records, Montgomery County warrants, Gaithersburg arrest records, Gaithersburg inmate search, Gaithersburg criminal records, Gaithersburg court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Gaithersburg
In Maryland an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Gaithersburg that means the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $30,000, divorces, juvenile matters and appeals from the District Court; the District Court of Maryland, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, landlord-tenant cases and civil claims up to $30,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at montgomerycountymd.gov/circuit-court/how-do-i/viewing-cases-making-... (page title: Viewing Cases and Making Copies | Circuit Court | Montgomery County, MD), phone 240-777-9501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
Who Serves Warrants in Gaithersburg
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the Montgomery County Police Department and the agency that reports for Gaithersburg (filed by the FBI as Gaithersburg Police Department) serve warrants in and around Gaithersburg.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: the Montgomery County Maryland-National Capital Park Police (other agency); the Montgomery County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Montgomery County is good anywhere in Maryland, 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 Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,245 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Gaithersburg arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Gaithersburg 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, held about 920 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates. The Gaithersburg inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Gaithersburg on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Gaithersburg
The places to check for a warrant from Gaithersburg:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 240-777-9501, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Maryland Judiciary Case Search, the free statewide case search of every Maryland court, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The State's Attorney, phone 240-777-7300, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Montgomery 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.
The statewide criminal history kept by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Criminal Justice Information System is not open to the public in Maryland, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Gaithersburg
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Gaithersburg starts with the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 240-777-9501: 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 of Maryland is handled by that court, not by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at montgomerycountymd.gov, phone 240-777-7300.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Gaithersburg?
Not from the Montgomery County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court, 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 the Circuit Court at 240-777-9501.
Who serves warrants in Gaithersburg?
The agency that reports for Gaithersburg inside the city and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Maryland warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Gaithersburg held?
At the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Gaithersburg 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 the Circuit Court at 240-777-9501.
Is this the official Gaithersburg 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.