Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Forest County, Pennsylvania, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Forest County comes from a judge of the Forest 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: Forest County public records, Forest County arrest records, Forest County inmate search, Forest County criminal records, Forest County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Forest County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Forest County that means the Forest 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.forest.pa.us/departments/clerk_of_courts.php (page title: Welcome to Forest County Pennsylvania), phone (814) 755-3526, 526 Elm Street, #2 Tionesta, PA 16353, 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 Forest County
The Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania serves warrants in Forest County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one state police unit in Forest County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Forest County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Each agency and what it reported is in Forest County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Forest 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 - Forest County Pennsylvania, held about 16 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.forest.pa.us/departments/sheriff.php, phone (814) 755-3541. The Forest County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Forest 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 Forest County
The places to check for a warrant from Forest County:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at (814) 755-3526, 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) 755-3164, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Forest 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 Forest County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Forest County that means appearing before the Forest 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 Forest County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.forest.pa.us, phone (814) 755-3164.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Forest County?
Not from the Forest 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 (814) 755-3526.
Who serves warrants in Forest County?
The Sheriff's Office - Forest 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 Forest County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Forest 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 (814) 755-3526.
Is this the official Forest 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.