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 October 9, 2026.
Botetourt County, Virginia, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Botetourt County comes from a judge of the Botetourt 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Botetourt County
In Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Botetourt County that means the Botetourt 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.
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 Circuit Court Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/circuit.jsp (page title: Virginia Courts Case Information (Circuit)), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Botetourt County
The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Botetourt County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Botetourt County: the Botetourt County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Botetourt County is whichever one finds the person; a Virginia warrant is valid across Virginia.
The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office reported 745 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Botetourt County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Botetourt 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 Botetourt County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at botetourtsheriff.com. The Botetourt County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County
The places to check for a warrant from Botetourt County:
- 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 540-928-2150, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office at botetourtsheriff.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Botetourt County pages SearchSystems verified (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 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 Botetourt County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Botetourt County that means appearing before the Botetourt Circuit Court or the General District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Court Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the General District Court is handled by that court, not by the Botetourt Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at botetourtva.gov/518/Commonwealths-Attorney, phone 540-928-2150.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Botetourt County?
Not from the Botetourt 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Court Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Botetourt County?
The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Virginia warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Botetourt County held?
At the county jail, run by the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Botetourt 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 Circuit Court Clerk.
Is this the official Botetourt 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.