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 9, 2026.
Marshall County, West Virginia, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Marshall County comes from a judge of the Marshall 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: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, Marshall County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Marshall County
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Marshall County that means the Marshall 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.
For Marshall County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/marshall_county (page title: Marshall County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-221-2697, 600 Seventh Street Moundsville, WV 26041, 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 Marshall County
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Moundsville, McMechen, Glen Dale, Benwood and Cameron serve warrants in Marshall County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, one state police unit and two state agencies in Marshall County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Wheeling Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marshall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marshall County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Marshall County is whichever one finds the person; a West Virginia warrant is valid across West Virginia.
Together, the four agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 485 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Marshall County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Marshall County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
Whether a warrant is out from Marshall County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 304-221-2697, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (304) 845-3580, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at sheriffmarshallcounty.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Marshall 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 Marshall County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Marshall County that means appearing before the Marshall County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the Magistrate Court is handled by that court, not by the Marshall County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marshallcountywv.gov, phone (304) 845-3580.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Marshall County?
Not from the Marshall 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 304-221-2697.
Who serves warrants in Marshall County?
The Marshall 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 Marshall County held?
In the regional jail that serves Marshall County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Marshall 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 304-221-2697.
Is this the official Marshall 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.