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 on September 23, 2026.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lycoming County comes from a judge of the Lycoming 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 Lycoming County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lycoming County that means the Lycoming 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.
For Lycoming County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lycomingcountypa.gov/government/row_officers/government/prothonotar... (page title: Lycoming County, PA), 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 Lycoming County
The Lycoming County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williamsport, South Williamsport, Montoursville, Muncy and Hughesville serve warrants in Lycoming County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies, one campus police department, one state police unit and two other agencies in Lycoming County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Lycoming County is good anywhere in Pennsylvania, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the five agencies in Lycoming County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,684 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lycoming County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lycoming 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 Lycoming County Sheriff's Office, held about 180 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lycomingcountypa.gov/government/row_officers/government/sheriff/gov..., phone 570-327-2280. The Lycoming County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County
The places to check for a warrant from Lycoming County:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases, 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 570-327-2456, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Lycoming 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 Lycoming County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Lycoming 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 Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lycomingcountypa.gov, phone 570-327-2456.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lycoming County?
Not from the Lycoming 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.
Who serves warrants in Lycoming County?
The Lycoming 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 Lycoming County held?
At the county jail, run by the Lycoming County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lycoming 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 Lycoming 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.