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 on September 23, 2026.
Butler County, Pennsylvania, has about 199,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Butler County comes from a judge of the Butler 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Butler County public records, Butler County arrest records, Butler County inmate search, Butler County police reports, Butler County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Butler County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Butler County that means the Butler 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 Butler County
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Butler (township), Butler, Zelienople, Slippery Rock, Evans City, Mars and four more cities serve warrants in Butler County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, four state agencies, two other agencies and one state police unit in Butler County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Northern Regional Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Butler County, so its arrests are not broken out for Butler County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Butler County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 15 agencies in Butler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,645 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Butler County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Butler 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 Butler County Sheriff's Office, held about 440 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at butlersheriff.org/jail-facilities. The Butler County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Butler 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 Butler County
Whether a warrant is out from Butler County 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 724-284-5222, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Butler 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 Butler County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Butler County that means appearing before the Butler 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 Butler County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at butlercountypa.gov/416/District-Attorney, phone 724-284-5222.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Butler County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Butler County and Pennsylvania. These wanted and warrant pages from its Butler County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- CountySuite Warrant Portal (civil.co.butler.pa.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Butler County?
Not from the Butler 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 Butler County?
The Butler 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 Butler County held?
At the county jail, run by the Butler County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Butler 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.
Is this the official Butler 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.