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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Montour County, Pennsylvania, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Montour County Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Montour County public records, Montour County arrest records, Montour County warrants, Montour County inmate search, Montour County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Montour County
Court cases from Montour County are filed in the Montour County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters.
The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Divorces go to the Court of Common Pleas, and the file stays with the Prothonotary.
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Right-to-Know Law.
Looking Up a Case from Montour County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/individual-county-courts/... (page title: Montour County | Individual County Courts | Courts of Common Pleas | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Penns), phone 570-271-3000, 253 Mill St. Danville, PA 17821, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Montour County Court of Common Pleas.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The Pennsylvania court page SearchSystems verified is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch.
What Reaches the Court from Montour County
Together, the two agencies in Montour County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 114 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Montour County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at montourcounty.gov/departments/district-attorney (page title: Montour County | District Attorney), phone 570.271.3068, 253 Mill Street Danville, PA 17821, Monday 9:00AM - 4:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Montour County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Montour County criminal records, Montour County traffic tickets, Montour County DUI and Montour County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Montour County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Montour County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Montour County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Pacourts (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Cities in Montour County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Montour County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Danville and Washingtonville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Montour County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pacourts.us, phone 570-271-3000; it belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Montour County Court of Common Pleas. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Montour County?
The Montour County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters. The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Who keeps the court records in Montour County?
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Pennsylvania?
Yes: UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Is this the official Montour 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.