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.
Franklin, Pennsylvania, in Venango County, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Franklin comes from a judge of the Venango 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.
Related guides: Franklin public records, Venango County warrants, Franklin arrest records, Franklin inmate search, Franklin police reports, Franklin property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Franklin
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Franklin that means the Venango 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.
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 Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep that file.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Franklin
The County Sheriff | Venango County, PA and the agency that reports for Franklin (filed by the FBI as Franklin Police Department) serve warrants in and around Franklin.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies and one other agency in Venango County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Venango County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the four agencies in Venango County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 909 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Franklin arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Franklin Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA, held about 130 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at venangocountypa.gov/268/County-Sheriff, phone 814-432-9565. The Franklin inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Franklin on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Franklin
Whether a warrant is out from Franklin shows in two places:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 814-432-9598, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Venango County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Franklin
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Franklin that means appearing before the Venango County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
A missed date in a case before the Magisterial District Courts is handled by that court, not by the Venango County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at venangocountypa.gov/275/District-Attorney, phone 814-432-9598.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Franklin?
Not from the Venango 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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
Who serves warrants in Franklin?
The agency that reports for Franklin inside the city and the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Franklin held?
At the county jail, run by the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Franklin 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.
Is this the official Franklin 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.