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 30, 2026.
Gloucester County, Virginia, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Gloucester County comes from a judge of the Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
In Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Gloucester County that means the Gloucester 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.
For Gloucester County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at gloucesterva.gov/circuit-court-clerk (page title: Circuit Court Clerk | Gloucester County, VA), phone 804-693-2502, 7400 Justice Dr., Suite 327 Gloucester, VA 23061, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 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 Gloucester County
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Gloucester County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Gloucester County: the Gloucester County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Gloucester 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.
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office reported 441 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Gloucester County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Gloucester 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 Gloucester County Sheriff's Office, held about 26 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at gloucesterva.gov/sheriff, phone 804-693-3890. The Gloucester County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
The places to check for a warrant from Gloucester County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at 804-693-2502, 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 804-693-4995, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Gloucester County that means appearing before the Gloucester 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 Gloucester Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at gloucesterva.gov/commonwealths-attorney/faq, phone 804-693-4995.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Gloucester County?
Not from the Gloucester 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 804-693-2502.
Who serves warrants in Gloucester County?
The Gloucester 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 Gloucester County held?
At the county jail, run by the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Gloucester 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 at 804-693-2502.
Is this the official Gloucester 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.