Montgomery County Warrant Records Montgomery County Warrant Records

This page explains what we can help with and what belongs somewhere else, and it lists where to send questions about official Montgomery County warrants. Most requests belong with the sheriff's warrant section, the county police warrant line, or the court that issued the order rather than with us. The routing below sends each kind of need to the office that keeps the answer, along with the addresses, phone lines, and hours for those counters.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm that a warrant exists, recall or clear one, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. For all of those, you have to reach the sheriff's warrant section or the court that issued the order.

Need Official Warrant Information?

The questions readers ask most about Montgomery County warrants go to four different counters, and each one answers a different part of the picture:

  • An order tied to a charge: the issuing court sets the charge and the bond, and the police or sheriff serves the order
  • Clearing or recalling a warrant: a licensed Maryland attorney and the issuing court handle a recall, a new bond, or a surrender
  • A bench warrant after a missed date: the court that set the case holds the warrant, which in this county means a District Court judge or commissioner rather than a town court
  • Whether a warrant is still open: the sheriff's warrant section serves assigned orders and can confirm an outstanding one by name

For orders held at the county level, the main counter is the Sheriff Criminal/Warrant Section at 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850, 240-777-7022. The Circuit Court clerk's office sits in the same building at Room 3200 and can be reached at 240-777-9467; Karen A. Bushell is the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The courthouse opens on weekdays from 8:30 to 4:30.

County police warrant questions go to MCPD Warrant Control at 240-773-5360. The District Court counters that hold traffic and criminal files are in Rockville at 301-563-8800 and in Silver Spring at 301-563-8500. Bring photo identification and the case number if you have it, and ask for the file rather than a verbal summary.