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.
Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Weirton comes from a judge of the Hancock 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: Weirton public records, Hancock County warrants, Weirton arrest records, Weirton inmate search, Weirton criminal records, Weirton court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Weirton
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Weirton that means the Hancock 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hancock_county (page title: Hancock County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-564-3311, 102 Court Street New Cumberland, WV 26047, 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 Weirton
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Weirton (filed by the FBI as Weirton Police Department) serve warrants in and around Weirton.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Hancock County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Hancock 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 three agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 1,361 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Weirton arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Weirton Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Hancock 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 Weirton on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Weirton
The places to check for a warrant from Weirton:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 304-564-3311, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (304) 564-3933, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Hancock 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 Weirton
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Weirton starts with the Circuit Clerk at 304-564-3311: 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 Hancock County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountywv.org/prosec.html, phone (304) 564-3933.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Weirton?
Not from the Hancock 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 304-564-3311.
Who serves warrants in Weirton?
The agency that reports for Weirton inside the city and the Hancock 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 Weirton held?
In the regional jail that serves Hancock County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Weirton 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 304-564-3311.
Is this the official Weirton 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.