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 2, 2026.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, in Berkeley County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Martinsburg comes from a judge of the Berkeley 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: Martinsburg public records, Berkeley County warrants, Martinsburg arrest records, Martinsburg inmate search, Martinsburg criminal records, Martinsburg court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Martinsburg
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Martinsburg that means the Berkeley 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 Berkeley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/berkeley (page title: Berkeley County | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-264-1957, 380 West South Street Martinsburg, WV 25401, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Martinsburg
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Martinsburg (filed by the FBI as Martinsburg Police Department) serve warrants in and around Martinsburg.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Berkeley County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Berkeley 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.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office reported 782 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Martinsburg arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Martinsburg Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Berkeley 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 Martinsburg on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Martinsburg
The place to check for a warrant from Martinsburg is the Prosecuting Attorney, phone 304-264-1971, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Berkeley County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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.
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 Martinsburg
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Martinsburg 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 Berkeley County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at berkeleywv.org/164/Prosecuting-Attorney, phone 304-264-1971.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Martinsburg?
Not from the Berkeley 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 Martinsburg?
The agency that reports for Martinsburg inside the city and the Berkeley 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 Martinsburg held?
In the regional jail that serves Berkeley County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Martinsburg 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 Martinsburg 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.