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 2, 2026.
Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County, has about 5,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Walterboro comes from a judge of the Colleton County Circuit Court or the Magistrate 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: Walterboro public records, Colleton County warrants, Walterboro arrest records, Walterboro inmate search, Walterboro police reports, Walterboro property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Walterboro
In South Carolina an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Walterboro that means the Colleton County Circuit Court, which hears felonies in the Court of General Sessions and civil cases over $7,500 in the Court of Common Pleas; the Magistrate Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Court.
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Walterboro
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's Colleton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Walterboro (filed by the FBI as Walterboro Police Department) serve warrants in and around Walterboro.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and four state agencies in Colleton County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Colleton County is whichever one finds the person; an South Carolina warrant is valid across South Carolina.
Together, the three agencies in Colleton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,095 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Walterboro arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Walterboro 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 Colleton County Sheriff's Office, held about 80 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at colletoncountysheriff.com. The Walterboro inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Walterboro on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Walterboro
The place to check for a warrant from Walterboro is the custody page of the Colleton County Sheriff's Office at colletoncountysheriff.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Walterboro
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Walterboro starts with the Clerk of 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 Magistrate Court is handled by that court, not by the Colleton County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Walterboro?
The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Clerk of Court.
Who serves warrants in Walterboro?
The agency that reports for Walterboro inside the city and the Colleton County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an South Carolina warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Walterboro held?
At the county jail, run by the Colleton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Walterboro 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 Court.
Is this the official Walterboro 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.