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.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has about 585,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Delaware County comes from a judge of the Delaware 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: Delaware County public records, Delaware County arrest records, Delaware County inmate search, Delaware County police reports, Delaware County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Delaware County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Delaware County that means the Delaware 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.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Delaware County
The Sheriff's Office | Delaware County, Pennsylvania and the agencies that report for Chester (township), Chester, Yeadon, Lansdowne, Darby, Collingdale and 20 more cities serve warrants in Delaware County.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, three other agencies, three campus police departments and one state police unit in Delaware County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Delaware County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 27 agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,475 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Delaware County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Delaware 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 Sheriff's Office | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, held about 1,250 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at delcopa.gov/sheriff, phone 610-891-4296. The Delaware County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Delaware 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 Delaware County
The places to check for a warrant from Delaware County:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Delaware 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 Delaware County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Delaware County 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 Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at delcopa.gov/district-attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Delaware County?
Not from the Delaware 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 Delaware County?
The Sheriff's Office | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 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 Delaware County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Delaware 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 Delaware 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.