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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
South Burlington, Vermont, in Chittenden County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for South Burlington comes from a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit or the Judicial Bureau, 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: South Burlington public records, Chittenden County warrants, South Burlington arrest records, South Burlington inmate search, South Burlington criminal records, South Burlington court records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in South Burlington
In Vermont an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For South Burlington that means the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case, each in its own division; the Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations, 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 clerk of each division keeps that file.
For Chittenden County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at vtcourts.gov/court-locations/chittenden-civil-division (page title: Chittenden Civil Division | Vermont Judiciary), phone 800-540-9990, 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 05655, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in South Burlington
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for South Burlington (filed by the FBI as South Burlington Police Department) serve warrants in and around South Burlington.
In Vermont the police for a given address is the town police, the county sheriff or the Vermont State Police, whichever took the call.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Chittenden County: the University of Vermont (campus police); Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (other agency); the Williston State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Chittenden County is whichever one finds the person; a Vermont warrant is valid across Vermont.
Together, the ten agencies in Chittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,497 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in South Burlington arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from South Burlington Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail and prison in Vermont; its inmate locator is at vermont.gov/service/offender-locator.
How to Check for a Warrant in South Burlington
The places to check for a warrant from South Burlington:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each division at 800-540-9990, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Vermont Judiciary Public Portal, the courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The State's Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Chittenden 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.
Clearing a Warrant from South Burlington
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from South Burlington that means appearing before the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit or the Judicial Bureau, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of each division.
A missed date in a case before the Judicial Bureau is handled by that court, not by the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at acluvt.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in South Burlington?
Not from the Chittenden County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the 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 clerk of each division at 800-540-9990.
Who serves warrants in South Burlington?
The agency that reports for South Burlington inside the city and the Chittenden County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Vermont warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in South Burlington held?
In a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Vermont.
How is a warrant from South Burlington 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 clerk of each division at 800-540-9990.
Is this the official South Burlington 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.