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.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, has about 108,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Mercer County comes from a judge of the Mercer 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 Mercer County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Mercer County that means the Mercer 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 mercercountypa.gov/ClerkOfCourts/default.htm (page title: Mercer County Clerk of Courts), phone 724-662-3800, 125 S. Diamond St, Ste 112 Mercer, PA 16137, Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, 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 Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hermitage, Sharon, Grove City, Greenville, Farrell, Sharpsville and four more cities serve warrants in Mercer County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies, two other agencies and two campus police departments in Mercer County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Mercer County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 14 agencies in Mercer County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,206 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Mercer County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Mercer 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 Mercer County Sheriff's Office, held about 230 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at mercercountypa.gov/sheriff, phone 724 662 6135. The Mercer County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Mercer 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 Mercer County
Whether a warrant is out from Mercer 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 724-662-3800, 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 724 662 3800, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Mercer 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 Mercer County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Mercer County that means appearing before the Mercer 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 Mercer County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at mercercountypa.gov/districtattorney, phone 724 662 3800.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Mercer County?
Not from the Mercer 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 724-662-3800.
Who serves warrants in Mercer County?
The Mercer 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 Mercer County held?
At the county jail, run by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Mercer 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 724-662-3800.
Is this the official Mercer 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.