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 27, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Rutland County, Vermont, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Rutland County comes from a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, Rutland 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: Rutland County public records, Rutland County arrest records, Rutland County inmate search, Rutland County criminal records, Rutland County court records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Rutland County
In Vermont an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Rutland County that means the Vermont Superior Court, Rutland 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 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 27, 2026.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Rutland County
The Rutland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Rutland and Rutland (town) serve warrants in Rutland 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 Rutland County: the Rutland State Police (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Rutland County is whichever one finds the person; a Vermont warrant is valid across Vermont.
Together, the eight agencies in Rutland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,074 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Rutland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Rutland 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 Rutland County
Whether a warrant is out from Rutland 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, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Rutland 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 Rutland County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Rutland County that means appearing before the Vermont Superior Court, Rutland 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, Rutland 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 Rutland County?
Not from the Rutland 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 Rutland County?
The Rutland 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 Rutland County held?
In a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Vermont.
How is a warrant from Rutland 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 Rutland 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.