Rivera was arrested at a home in the Chesapeake area of Kanawha County.
A video posted on Twitter by a reporter of WSAZ, showed Rivera handcuffed and dressed down in a hoodie and dark pants while being arraigned, reported E Online.
"You have been charged with a misdemeanour domestic battery," the judge can be heard saying in the video.
"Do you know what you have been charged with?"
"Yes, your honor," the star said in a quiet tone.
Rivera had last called off her divorce from Dorsey, whom she married in 2014.
Dorsey, 34, and Rivera first dated in 2010 before going their separate ways while she starred on "Glee".