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.
Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Blacksburg comes from a judge of the Montgomery Circuit Court or the General 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: Blacksburg public records, Montgomery County warrants, Blacksburg arrest records, Blacksburg inmate search, Blacksburg criminal records, Blacksburg court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Blacksburg
In Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Blacksburg that means the Montgomery Circuit Court, which hears felonies, divorces, the larger civil cases and appeals from the district courts; the General District Court 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 Circuit Court Clerk.
For Montgomery County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at montva.com/1/departments-services/commonwealths-attorney/court-case... (page title: Court Case Information), phone 540-382-5705, 55 East Main St., Suite 2B Christiansburg, VA 24073, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Blacksburg
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Blacksburg (filed by the FBI as Blacksburg Police Department) serve warrants in and around Blacksburg.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: the Montgomery County State Police (state police); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Montgomery County is good anywhere in Virginia, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,960 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Blacksburg arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Blacksburg 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 65 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates. The Blacksburg inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Blacksburg on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Blacksburg
Whether a warrant is out from Blacksburg shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 540-382-5705, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Online Case Information System, the Virginia courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Commonwealth's Attorney, phone 540-382-5705, 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 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.
The statewide criminal history kept by the Virginia State Police is not open to the public in Virginia, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Blacksburg
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Blacksburg starts with the Circuit Court Clerk at 540-382-5705: 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 General District Court is handled by that court, not by the Montgomery Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at montgomerycountyva.gov, phone 540-382-5705.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Blacksburg?
Not from the Montgomery County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search, 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 Circuit Court Clerk at 540-382-5705.
Who serves warrants in Blacksburg?
The agency that reports for Blacksburg inside the city and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Virginia warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Blacksburg held?
At the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Blacksburg 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 Circuit Court Clerk at 540-382-5705.
Is this the official Blacksburg 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.