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.
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Shamokin comes from a judge of the Northumberland 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 Shamokin
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Shamokin that means the Northumberland 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.
For Northumberland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at northumberlandcountypa.gov/court-locations (page title: Court Locations | County of Northumberland), phone 570.988.4134, 201 Market Street Sunbury, PA 17801, 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 Shamokin
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Shamokin (filed by the FBI as Shamokin Police Department) serve warrants in and around Shamokin.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies and two other agencies in Northumberland County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Northumberland 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 eight agencies in Northumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,378 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Shamokin arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Shamokin 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 Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, 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 northumberlandcountypa.gov/sheriff, phone 570.988.4155. The Shamokin inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Shamokin on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Shamokin
The places to check for a warrant from Shamokin:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 570.988.4134, 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 570.988.4134, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Northumberland 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 Shamokin
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Shamokin that means appearing before the Northumberland 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 Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at northumberlandcountypa.gov/district-attorney, phone 570.988.4134.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Shamokin?
Not from the Northumberland 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 570.988.4134.
Who serves warrants in Shamokin?
The agency that reports for Shamokin inside the city and the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office 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 Shamokin held?
At the county jail, run by the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Shamokin 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 570.988.4134.
Is this the official Shamokin 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.