Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Pleasants County, West Virginia, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Pleasants County comes from a judge of the Pleasants 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Pleasants County
In West Virginia an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Pleasants County that means the Pleasants 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 Pleasants County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pleasants (page title: Pleasants County | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-684-7118, 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 Pleasants County
The Pleasants County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Marys serve warrants in Pleasants County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Pleasants County: the Department of Natural Resources in Pleasants County and the State Fire Marshal in Pleasants County (state agency); the St. Marys State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Pleasants 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.
Each agency and what it reported is in Pleasants County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Pleasants County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the regional jail that serves Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants County
Whether a warrant is out from Pleasants County shows in two places:
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (304) 684-2202, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Pleasants County Sheriff's Office at pleasantscountywv.org, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Pleasants County page SearchSystems verified, the prosecutor's, is not a list of open warrants.
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 Pleasants County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Pleasants County that means appearing before the Pleasants 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 Pleasants County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pleasantscountywv.gov/prosecuting-attorney, phone (304) 684-2202.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Pleasants County?
Not from the Pleasants 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 Pleasants County?
The Pleasants 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 Pleasants County held?
In the regional jail that serves Pleasants County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
How is a warrant from Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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.