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 on September 24, 2026.
Braxton County, West Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Braxton County comes from a judge of the Braxton 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: Braxton County public records, Braxton County arrest records, Braxton County inmate search, Braxton County criminal records, Braxton County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Braxton County
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Braxton County that means the Braxton 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.
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 Circuit Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/braxton_county (page title: Braxton County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-587-2546, 246 Main Street, 2nd Floor PO Box 129 Clay, WV 25043, 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 Braxton County
The Braxton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gassaway and Burnsville serve warrants in Braxton County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Braxton County: the State Fire Marshal in Braxton County and the Department of Natural Resources in Braxton County (state agency); the Sutton State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Braxton County is whichever one finds the person; a West Virginia warrant is valid across West Virginia.
Together, the two agencies in Braxton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,304 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Braxton County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Braxton County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Braxton 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 Braxton 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 Braxton County
The places to check for a warrant from Braxton County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 304-587-2546, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 304-765-3880, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Braxton 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 Braxton County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Braxton County starts with the Circuit Clerk at 304-587-2546: 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 Braxton County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at braxtoncountywv.gov, phone 304-765-3880.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Braxton County?
Not from the Braxton 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 304-587-2546.
Who serves warrants in Braxton County?
The Braxton County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a West Virginia warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Braxton County held?
In the regional jail that serves Braxton County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Braxton 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 Circuit Clerk at 304-587-2546.
Is this the official Braxton 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.