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 October 1, 2026.
Addison County, Vermont, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Addison County comes from a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, Addison 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: Addison County public records, Addison County arrest records, Addison County inmate search, Addison County criminal records, Addison County court records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Addison County
In Vermont an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Addison County that means the Vermont Superior Court, Addison 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 Addison County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at secure.vermont.gov/phonebook/department.php (page title: State of Vermont | Online Directory), phone 802-828-3278, 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 Addison County
The Addison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Vergennes serve warrants in Addison County.
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 one more agency in Addison County: the New Haven State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Addison County is good anywhere in Vermont, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the four agencies in Addison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 317 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Addison County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Addison County 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 Addison County
Whether a warrant is out from Addison County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each division at 802-828-3278, 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, phone 802-223-2020, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Addison 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 Addison County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Addison County that means appearing before the Vermont Superior Court, Addison 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, Addison Unit.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at vtbar.org, phone 802-223-2020.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Addison County?
Not from the Addison 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 802-828-3278.
Who serves warrants in Addison County?
The Addison County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Vermont warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Addison County held?
In a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Vermont.
How is a warrant from Addison 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 clerk of each division at 802-828-3278.
Is this the official Addison 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.