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.
Benton County, Washington, has about 218,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Benton County comes from a judge of the Benton County Superior Court or the 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: Benton County public records, Benton County arrest records, Benton County inmate search, Benton County criminal records, Benton County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Benton County
In Washington an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Benton County that means the Benton County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 County Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at bentoncountywa.gov/departments/courts_and_judicial_services/distric... (page title: Benton County, WA), phone 855-873-9709, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Benton County
The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kennewick, Richland, West Richland and Prosser serve warrants in Benton County.
A warrant issued in Benton County is good anywhere in Washington, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the five agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,460 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Benton County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Benton 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 Benton County Sheriff's Office, held about 420 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at bentoncountywa.gov/departments/administration/corrections/daily_jai..., phone 509-783-1451. The Benton County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Benton 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 Benton County
The places to check for a warrant from Benton County:
- The court file of the case, through the County Clerk at 855-873-9709, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Washington Courts Search Case Records, the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 509-735-3591, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Benton County Sheriff's Office at bentoncountywa.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Benton County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Benton County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Benton County starts with the County Clerk at 855-873-9709: 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 District Court is handled by that court, not by the Benton County Superior Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bentoncountywa.gov, phone 509-735-3591.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Benton County?
Not from the Benton County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of 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 County Clerk at 855-873-9709.
Who serves warrants in Benton County?
The Benton County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Washington warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Benton County held?
At the county jail, run by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Benton 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 County Clerk at 855-873-9709.
Is this the official Benton 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.