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.
Monroe County, West Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Monroe County comes from a judge of the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Monroe County
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Monroe County that means the Monroe 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 Monroe County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at monroecountywv.gov/clerk/online-document-inquiry/159 (page title: Online Document Inquiry | Clerk | Monroe County West Virginia | Monroe County West Virginia | Monroe County WV), 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 Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Monroe County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Monroe County: the Department of Natural Resources in Monroe County and the State Fire Marshal in Monroe County (state agency); the Union State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Alderson Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Monroe County, so its arrests are not broken out for Monroe County here.
A warrant issued in Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported 26 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Monroe County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Monroe County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
Whether a warrant is out from Monroe County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 304-772-3083, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Monroe 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 Monroe County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Monroe County 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 Monroe County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at monroecountywv.gov/prosecuting-attorney-, phone 304-772-3083.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Monroe County?
Not from the Monroe County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Monroe County?
The Monroe 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 Monroe County held?
In the regional jail that serves Monroe County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Monroe 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.
Is this the official Monroe 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.