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 October 9, 2026.
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lock Haven comes from a judge of the Clinton 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: Lock Haven public records, Clinton County warrants, Lock Haven arrest records, Lock Haven inmate search, Lock Haven police reports, Lock Haven property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Lock Haven
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lock Haven that means the Clinton 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.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Lock Haven
The Sheriff | Clinton County, PA and the agency that reports for Lock Haven (filed by the FBI as Lock Haven Police Department) serve warrants in and around Lock Haven.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, four state agencies and one state police unit in Clinton County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Clinton County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the four agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 325 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lock Haven arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lock Haven 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 Sheriff | Clinton County, PA, held about 150 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at clintoncountypa.gov/government/sheriff, phone 570-893-4070. The Lock Haven inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lock Haven on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Lock Haven
The places to check for a warrant from Lock Haven:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 570-893-4141, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Clinton County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Lock Haven
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Lock Haven that means appearing before the Clinton 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 Clinton County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clintoncountypa.gov, phone 570-893-4141.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lock Haven?
Not from the Clinton 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 Lock Haven?
The agency that reports for Lock Haven inside the city and the Sheriff | Clinton 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 Lock Haven held?
At the county jail, run by the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven 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.