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.
Chittenden County, Vermont, has about 171,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Chittenden County 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: Chittenden County public records, Chittenden County arrest records, Chittenden County inmate search, Chittenden County criminal records, Chittenden County court records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Chittenden County
In Vermont an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Chittenden County 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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 Chittenden County
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Burlington, South Burlington, Essex Junction and Winooski serve warrants in Chittenden 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 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.
A warrant issued in Chittenden 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 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 Chittenden County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
Whether a warrant is out from Chittenden County shows in three places:
- 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 Chittenden County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Chittenden County starts with the clerk of each division at 800-540-9990: 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 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 Chittenden County?
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 Chittenden County?
The Chittenden 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 Chittenden County held?
In a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Vermont.
How is a warrant from Chittenden 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 800-540-9990.
Is this the official Chittenden 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.