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 2, 2026.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has about 276,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Cumberland County comes from a judge of the Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Cumberland County that means the Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, New Cumberland, Shippensburg, Mount Holly Springs and one more cities serve warrants in Cumberland County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, five state agencies, three other agencies and one state police unit in Cumberland County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Cumberland County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 14 agencies in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,379 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Cumberland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Cumberland 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 Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, held about 340 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings. The Cumberland County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
Whether a warrant is out from Cumberland 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 custody page of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Cumberland County page SearchSystems verified, the records request page, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Cumberland County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Cumberland County that means appearing before the Cumberland 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 Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Cumberland County?
Not from the Cumberland 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 Cumberland County?
The Cumberland 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 Cumberland County held?
At the county jail, run by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.