SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Lackawanna County is a county in Pennsylvania with about 217,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 7 county office pages for Lackawanna County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Lackawanna County public records live

Each kind of Lackawanna County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Lackawanna County

A person arrested in Lackawanna County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Lackawanna County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Lackawanna County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Lackawanna County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Lackawanna County.

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County Clerk of Lackawanna County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Lackawanna County.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Lackawanna County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Lackawanna County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Recorder of Deeds

Property values: Assessment Office

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Birth, death and marriage records in Lackawanna County

In Pennsylvania, certified birth and death certificates are ordered from the state vital records office rather than a county office. Marriage license records are kept locally; the county clerk listed above can say where in Lackawanna County.

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District Attorney for Lackawanna County

The District Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Lackawanna County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

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Public records requests to Lackawanna County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Lackawanna County.

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Statewide Pennsylvania sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Pennsylvania state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Lackawanna County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Lackawanna County

Lackawanna County has 19 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of each linked city; the linked names open them.

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Lackawanna County Arrest Records

The Lackawanna County arrest records guide names the 38 agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 2,905 arrests the 16 agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Lackawanna County Records Guides

SearchSystems has nine more guides to Lackawanna County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Lackawanna County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lackawanna County inmate search (the jail page of the Lackawanna County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lackawanna County criminal records (the court file, the Pennsylvania criminal history and the local arrest records), Lackawanna County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lackawanna County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Right-to-Know Law requires), Lackawanna County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lackawanna County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lackawanna County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lackawanna County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Lackawanna County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Lackawanna County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Lackawanna County at lackawannacounty.org, or call 570-963-6719. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Lackawanna County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Lackawanna County is at lackawannacounty.org, phone 814-472-6146. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Lackawanna County?

The Recorder of Deeds, at lackawannacounty.org. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Lackawanna County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Lackawanna County?

From the Pennsylvania state vital records office at pa.gov, which issues certified copies for every event in the state.

How do I request a public record from Lackawanna County?

Through the records request page at lackawannacounty.org/public_records/index.php. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.