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 30, 2026.
Prince George's County, Maryland, has about 967,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Prince George's County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's 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: Prince George's County public records, Prince George's County arrest records, Prince George's County inmate search, Prince George's County criminal records, Prince George's County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Prince George's County
In Maryland an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Prince George's County that means the Circuit Court for Prince George's 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 mdcourts.gov/non-mdec/pgpubliccases (page title: Public Cases Created by Prince George's County Courts | Maryland Courts), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the District Court of Maryland, not to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County.
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
Who Serves Warrants in Prince George's County
The Prince George's County Police Department and the agencies that report for Bowie, Laurel, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, New Carrollton, Bladensburg and 18 more cities serve warrants in Prince George's County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Prince George's County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Prince George's 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 24 agencies in Prince George's County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,192 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Prince George's County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Prince George's 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 Prince George's County Police Department, held about 1,020 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at princegeorgescountymd.gov/staff-directory/public-safety/corrections..., phone 301-952-7164. The Prince George's County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County
Whether a warrant is out from Prince George's County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 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 301-952-3500, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Prince George's County Police Department at princegeorgescountymd.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Prince George's 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 Prince George's County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Prince George's County starts with the Clerk of the Circuit Court: 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 Prince George's County.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at princegeorgescountymd.gov, phone 301-952-3500.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Prince George's County?
Not from the Prince George's 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.
Who serves warrants in Prince George's County?
The Prince George's County Police Department, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Maryland warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Prince George's County held?
At the county jail, run by the Prince George's County Police Department, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Prince George's 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 the Circuit Court.
Is this the official Prince George's 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.