Need Official Warrant Information?
Arlington County Warrant Records is a private reference site, not a government office. It does not keep court files or run an official warrant lookup. For an active status, court date, bond, payment, or service question, contact the office that owns that part of the record.
| Office | Contact | Use This Office For |
|---|---|---|
| General District Court Clerk | 703-228-7900 1425 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 2400 Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. | Adult misdemeanor, traffic, and preliminary-hearing files. Traffic prepayment: 703-228-4599. |
| Circuit Court Clerk | 703-228-7010 Criminal Division: 703-228-4399 1425 N. Courthouse Road Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. | Felony and Circuit Court criminal files, capias forms, and Circuit case questions. |
| JDR Clerk and Intake | Clerk: 703-228-4495 Intake: 703-228-4500 1425 N. Courthouse Road | Juvenile and family-related matters. Local pages list different suite numbers, so call before visiting. |
| ACPD Warrant Unit | 703-228-4155 | Police warrant-service routing. The public directory does not promise phone status confirmation. |
| ACPD Records Office | 703-228-4292 ACPDRecords@arlingtonva.us Suite 2100 | Police records requests. Listed in-person hours are Mon–Thu, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., and Fri, 8 a.m.–noon. |
| Sheriff Civil Process/Warrants | 703-228-4480 acsowarrantsandcivil@arlingtonva.us Suite 9100 | Sheriff-served process and service questions; Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Sheriff FOIA | 703-228-4468 acsofoia@arlingtonva.us 1425 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 9100 | Requests for existing Sheriff records under Virginia FOIA. |
The Arlington courts directory links to the local courts and service offices. For an adult traffic or misdemeanor search, use the Virginia GDC case system and select Arlington. The Sheriff’s Civil Process/Warrants page is a service contact, not a public name-search list.
The Sheriff accepts FOIA requests by mail, fax, email, in person, or phone. A request should identify existing records with reasonable specificity; it cannot require staff to create an active-warrant list. The Sheriff’s current FOIA page lists a $30 per-hour labor rate. Requests estimated at $200 or more require a written estimate and a 50% deposit before retrieval. Ask for a cost estimate before the search begins.
Use the Sheriff FOIA page for current request rights, cost rules, and submission details. The Office of the Magistrate handles warrant issuance and bail services, but its page says warrant business is not conducted by phone.