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.
Montgomery County, New York, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Montgomery County comes from a judge of the Montgomery County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts, 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Montgomery County
In New York an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Montgomery County that means the Montgomery County Supreme and County Courts, which hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court; the city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
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 County Clerk.
For Montgomery County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at montgomerycountyny.gov/web/sites/departments/countyclerk/contact.asp (page title: Montgomery County, NY), phone 518-853-8111, Monday through Friday ( except on holidays ) 8:30am - 4pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Serves Warrants in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Amsterdam, Canajoharie, Fort Plain and St. Johnsville serve warrants in Montgomery County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Montgomery County is whichever one finds the person; an New York warrant is valid across New York.
Together, the four agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,328 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Montgomery County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates. The Montgomery County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
The places to check for a warrant from Montgomery County:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 518-853-8111, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- ECourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 518-853-8250, 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.
Clearing a Warrant from Montgomery County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Montgomery County starts with the County Clerk at 518-853-8111: 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 city, town and village courts is handled by that court, not by the Montgomery County Supreme and County Courts.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at montgomerycountyny.gov, phone 518-853-8250.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Montgomery County?
Not from the Montgomery County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily), 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 County Clerk at 518-853-8111.
Who serves warrants in Montgomery County?
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an New York warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Montgomery County held?
At the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Montgomery 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 County Clerk at 518-853-8111.
Is this the official Montgomery 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.