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.
Westmoreland County, Virginia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Westmoreland County comes from a judge of the Westmoreland 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: Westmoreland County public records, Westmoreland County arrest records, Westmoreland County inmate search, Westmoreland County criminal records, Westmoreland County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Westmoreland County
In Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Westmoreland County that means the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/westmoreland/home (page title: Westmoreland Circuit Court | Virginia Court System), phone (804) 493-0108, 0393 ADDRESS 175 Polk Street P. O. Box 307 Courthouse Montross, VA 22520-0307, 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 Westmoreland County
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Colonial Beach serve warrants in Westmoreland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Westmoreland County: the Westmoreland County State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Westmoreland County is whichever one finds the person; a Virginia warrant is valid across Virginia.
Together, the two agencies in Westmoreland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 376 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Westmoreland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office, held about 200 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at westmoreland-county.org/201/Sheriffs-Office, phone 804-493-8805. The Westmoreland County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
The places to check for a warrant from Westmoreland County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Court Clerk at (804) 493-0108, 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 804-493-0114, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Westmoreland County that means appearing before the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at westcova.com/commonwealth-attorney, phone 804-493-0114.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Westmoreland County?
Not from the Westmoreland 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) 493-0108.
Who serves warrants in Westmoreland County?
The Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County held?
At the county jail, run by the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Westmoreland 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) 493-0108.
Is this the official Westmoreland 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.