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.
Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Fairmont comes from a judge of the Marion 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: Fairmont public records, Marion County warrants, Fairmont arrest records, Fairmont inmate search, Fairmont criminal records, Fairmont court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Fairmont
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Fairmont that means the Marion 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.
For Marion County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/marion_county (page title: Marion County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-367-5395, 219 Adams Street, Room 220 Fairmont, WV 26554, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Fairmont
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fairmont (filed by the FBI as Fairmont Police Department) serve warrants in and around Fairmont.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one campus police department, one other agency and one state police unit in Marion County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Marion County is good anywhere in West Virginia, 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 Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,032 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Fairmont arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Fairmont Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Marion 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 Fairmont on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Fairmont
The places to check for a warrant from Fairmont:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 304-367-5395, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 304-367-5380, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Marion 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.
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 Fairmont
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Fairmont starts with the Circuit Clerk at 304-367-5395: 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 Marion County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marioncountywv.com, phone 304-367-5380.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Fairmont?
Not from the Marion County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at 304-367-5395.
Who serves warrants in Fairmont?
The agency that reports for Fairmont inside the city and the Marion 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 Fairmont held?
In the regional jail that serves Marion County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Fairmont 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 at 304-367-5395.
Is this the official Fairmont 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.