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 4, 2026.
Elkins, West Virginia, in Randolph County, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Elkins comes from a judge of the Randolph County Circuit Court or the Magistrate 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: Elkins public records, Randolph County warrants, Elkins arrest records, Elkins inmate search, Elkins police reports, Elkins property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Elkins
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Elkins that means the Randolph County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters; the Magistrate Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000, 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.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
West Virginia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Elkins
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elkins (filed by the FBI as Elkins Police Department) serve warrants in and around Elkins.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Randolph County: the Elkins State Police (state police); the State Fire Marshal in Randolph County and the Department of Natural Resources in Randolph County (state agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Randolph County is whichever one finds the person; a West Virginia warrant is valid across West Virginia.
Elkins reported 113 arrests to the FBI for 2024; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Elkins arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Elkins Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Randolph County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; the state's inmate search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
A person arrested in Elkins on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Elkins
The places to check for a warrant from Elkins:
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 304.636.2053, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountywv.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Randolph County page SearchSystems verified, the prosecutor's, is not a list of open warrants.
The statewide criminal history kept by the West Virginia State Police is not open to the public in West Virginia, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Elkins
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Elkins starts with the Circuit Clerk: 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 Magistrate Court is handled by that court, not by the Randolph County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at randolphctywv.gov/prosecuting-attorney, phone 304.636.2053.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Elkins?
Not from the Randolph County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Elkins?
The agency that reports for Elkins inside the city and the Randolph County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a West Virginia warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Elkins held?
In the regional jail that serves Randolph County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Elkins 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 Circuit Clerk.
Is this the official Elkins 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.