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 on September 23, 2026.
Fauquier County, Virginia, has about 76,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Fauquier County comes from a judge of the Fauquier 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: Fauquier County public records, Fauquier County arrest records, Fauquier County criminal records, Fauquier County court records, Fauquier County police reports, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Fauquier County
In Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Fauquier County that means the Fauquier 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 Fauquier County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at fauquiercounty.gov/how-do-i/view/my-court-case (page title: My Court Case | Fauquier County, VA), 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 Fauquier County
The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Warrenton and Remington serve warrants in Fauquier County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Fauquier County: the Fauquier County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Fauquier County is whichever one finds the person; a Virginia warrant is valid across Virginia.
Together, the two agencies in Fauquier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,122 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Fauquier County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Fauquier 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 Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, held about 46 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
Whether a warrant is out from Fauquier County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk, 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 540-422-8120, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Fauquier County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Fauquier County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Fauquier County starts with the Circuit Court Clerk: 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 Fauquier Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at fauquiercounty.gov, phone 540-422-8120.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Fauquier County?
Not from the Fauquier 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.
Who serves warrants in Fauquier County?
The Fauquier 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 Fauquier County held?
At the county jail, run by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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.