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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Clearfield County comes from a judge of the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Clearfield County that means the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at clearfieldcountypa.gov/176/Prothonotary-Clerk-of-Courts (page title: Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts | Clearfield County, PA), phone 717-412-5300, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 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 Clearfield County
The agencies that report for DuBois, Clearfield and Curwensville serve warrants in Clearfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies, one campus police department and one state police unit in Clearfield County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Clearfield 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 two agencies in Clearfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 563 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Clearfield County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Clearfield 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 held about 180 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at clearfieldcountypa.gov/216/Jail, phone 814-765-7891. The Clearfield County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
The places to check for a warrant from Clearfield County:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300, 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 814-765-2641, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Clearfield County starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 717-412-5300: 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 Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clearfieldcountypa.gov/165/District-Attorney, phone 814-765-2641.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Clearfield County?
Not from the Clearfield 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 717-412-5300.
Who serves warrants in Clearfield County?
The police agency that finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Clearfield County held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Clearfield 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 717-412-5300.
Is this the official Clearfield 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.