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 4, 2026.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Bradford County comes from a judge of the Bradford 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: Bradford County public records, Bradford County arrest records, Bradford County inmate search, Bradford County criminal records, Bradford County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Bradford County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Bradford County that means the Bradford 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.
For Bradford County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at bradfordcountypa.gov/323/Prothonotary (page title: Prothonotary | Bradford County, PA), phone 570-265-1705, 301 Main Street Towanda, PA 18848, Monday Through Friday 8 am to 4:30 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 Bradford County
The Bradford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sayre, Athens, Athens (township), Towanda, Canton and Troy serve warrants in Bradford County.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, one state police unit and three other agencies in Bradford County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Bradford 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 six agencies in Bradford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 222 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Bradford County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Bradford County 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 Bradford 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 bradfordcountypa.gov/325/Sheriff, phone 570-265-1701. The Bradford County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Bradford County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Bradford County
Whether a warrant is out from Bradford County 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 570-265-1705, 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 570-265-1712, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Bradford County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court'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 Bradford County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Bradford County starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 570-265-1705: 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 Bradford County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bradfordcountypa.gov/322/District-Attorney, phone 570-265-1712.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Bradford County?
Not from the Bradford 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 570-265-1705.
Who serves warrants in Bradford County?
The Bradford County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Bradford County held?
At the county jail, run by the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Bradford County 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 570-265-1705.
Is this the official Bradford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.