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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Maine, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Washington County comes from a judge of the Washington County Superior 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.
Related guides: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Washington County court records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Washington County
In Maine an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Washington County that means the Washington County Superior Court, which hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters, 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 each court.
For Washington County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html (page title: Accessing Electronic Court Records: State of Maine Judicial Branch), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Maine has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Washington County
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Calais and Eastport serve warrants in Washington County.
A warrant issued in Washington County is good anywhere in Maine, 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 Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 697 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Washington County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office, held about 42 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at washingtoncountymaine.com/sherifs-office, phone 207-255-4422. The Washington County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Washington 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 Washington County
Whether a warrant is out from Washington County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone 207-255-4425, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Washington County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) 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 Washington County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Washington County that means appearing before the Washington County Superior Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of each court.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Washington County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at washingtoncountymaine.com/district-attorney, phone 207-255-4425.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Washington County?
Not from the Washington County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of each court.
Who serves warrants in Washington County?
The Washington County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Maine warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Washington County held?
At the county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Washington 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 each court.
Is this the official Washington 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.