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.
Sullivan County, New Hampshire, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sullivan County comes from a judge of the Sullivan County Superior Court or the Circuit 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Sullivan County public records, Sullivan County arrest records, Sullivan County inmate search, Sullivan County criminal records, Sullivan County court records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Sullivan County
In New Hampshire an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sullivan County that means the Sullivan County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases tried to a jury, and appeals; the Circuit Court 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 clerk of each court keeps that file.
For Sullivan County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.nh.gov/your-visit/find-court/sullivan-superior-court (page title: Sullivan Superior Court | New Hampshire Judicial Branch), phone 855-212-1234, 22 Main Street Newport, NH 03773, Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
New Hampshire has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Sullivan County
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Claremont serve warrants in Sullivan County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sullivan County: the Sullivan County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Sullivan County is good anywhere in New Hampshire, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 11 agencies in Sullivan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 902 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sullivan County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, held about 56 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sullivancountynh.gov/157/Sheriff, phone 603-863-4200. The Sullivan County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
The places to check for a warrant from Sullivan County:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each court at 855-212-1234, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The County Attorney, phone 603 863-7950, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Sullivan 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 New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit is not open to the public in New Hampshire, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Sullivan County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Sullivan County that means appearing before the Sullivan County Superior Court or the Circuit Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of each court.
A missed date in a case before the Circuit Court is handled by that court, not by the Sullivan County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sullivancountynh.gov, phone 603 863-7950.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Sullivan County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Sullivan County and New Hampshire. These wanted and warrant pages from its Sullivan County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Fugitive of the Week (sullivancountynh.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sullivan County?
Not from the Sullivan 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 at 855-212-1234.
Who serves warrants in Sullivan County?
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an New Hampshire warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Sullivan County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sullivan 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 at 855-212-1234.
Is this the official Sullivan 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.