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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
DuBois, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for DuBois comes from a judge of the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts, 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 DuBois
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For DuBois that means the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters; the Magisterial District Courts issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at clearfieldcountypa.gov/176/Prothonotary-Clerk-of-Courts (page title: Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts | Clearfield County, PA), phone 717-412-5300, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in DuBois
The agency that reports for DuBois (filed by the FBI as DuBois Police Department) serves warrants in and around DuBois.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies, one campus police department and one state police unit in Clearfield County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Clearfield County is good anywhere in Pennsylvania, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Clearfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 563 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in DuBois arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from DuBois Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail held about 180 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at clearfieldcountypa.gov/216/Jail, phone 814-765-7891. The DuBois inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in DuBois on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in DuBois
Whether a warrant is out from DuBois shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 814-765-2641, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Clearfield 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.
Clearing a Warrant from DuBois
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from DuBois starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300: 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 Magisterial District Courts is handled by that court, not by the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clearfieldcountypa.gov/165/District-Attorney, phone 814-765-2641.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in DuBois?
Not from the Clearfield County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300.
Who serves warrants in DuBois?
The police agency that finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in DuBois held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from DuBois 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 Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300.
Is this the official DuBois website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.