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.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Tamaqua comes from a judge of the Schuylkill 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 Tamaqua
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Tamaqua that means the Schuylkill 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 Tamaqua
The Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Tamaqua (filed by the FBI as Tamaqua Police Department) serve warrants in and around Tamaqua.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, one campus police department, three state agencies and one state police unit in Schuylkill County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Schuylkill 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 21 agencies in Schuylkill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 631 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Tamaqua arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Tamaqua 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 Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office, held about 220 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at schuylkillcountypa.gov/government/sheriff/central_booking.php. The Tamaqua inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Tamaqua on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Tamaqua
Whether a warrant is out from Tamaqua 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 custody page of the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office at schuylkillcountypa.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Schuylkill County page SearchSystems verified, the sheriff's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Tamaqua
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Tamaqua starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases: 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 Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Tamaqua?
Not from the Schuylkill 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 Tamaqua?
The agency that reports for Tamaqua inside the city and the Schuylkill 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 Tamaqua held?
At the county jail, run by the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Tamaqua 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 Tamaqua 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.