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 3, 2026.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, has about 83,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Indiana County comes from a judge of the Indiana 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: Indiana County public records, Indiana County arrest records, Indiana County inmate search, Indiana County criminal records, Indiana County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Indiana County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Indiana County that means the Indiana 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at indianacountypa.gov/departments/prothonotary-clerk-of-courts (page title: Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts | Indiana County Pennsylvania), phone (724) 465-3855, 825 Philadelphia St. Indiana, PA 15701-3973, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, 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 Indiana County
The Indiana County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Indiana, Blairsville, Homer City, Clymer, Saltsburg and Cherry Tree serve warrants in Indiana County.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, one state police unit, one campus police department and one other agency in Indiana County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Indiana County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the five agencies in Indiana County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 383 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Indiana County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Indiana 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 Indiana County Sheriff's Office, held about 140 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at indianacountypa.gov/departments/sheriffs-office, phone (724) 465.3930. The Indiana County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Indiana 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 Indiana County
Whether a warrant is out from Indiana County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at (724) 465-3855, 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 724-465-3835, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Indiana 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 Indiana County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Indiana County starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at (724) 465-3855: 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 Indiana County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at indianacountypa.gov, phone 724-465-3835.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Indiana County?
Not from the Indiana 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 (724) 465-3855.
Who serves warrants in Indiana County?
The Indiana 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 Indiana County held?
At the county jail, run by the Indiana County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Indiana 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 (724) 465-3855.
Is this the official Indiana 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.