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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, has about 90,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Northumberland County comes from a judge of the Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Northumberland County that means the Northumberland 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 Northumberland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at northumberlandcountypa.gov/court-locations (page title: Court Locations | County of Northumberland), phone 570.988.4134, 201 Market Street Sunbury, PA 17801, 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 Northumberland County
The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sunbury, Shamokin, Milton, Mount Carmel (township), Mount Carmel, Northumberland and three more cities serve warrants in Northumberland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies and two other agencies in Northumberland County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Northumberland County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the eight agencies in Northumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,378 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Northumberland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Northumberland 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 Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, held about 150 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at northumberlandcountypa.gov/sheriff, phone 570.988.4155. The Northumberland County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
Whether a warrant is out from Northumberland 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 570.988.4134, 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 570.988.4134, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Northumberland County starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 570.988.4134: 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 Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at northumberlandcountypa.gov/district-attorney, phone 570.988.4134.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Northumberland County?
Not from the Northumberland 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 570.988.4134.
Who serves warrants in Northumberland County?
The Northumberland 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 Northumberland County held?
At the county jail, run by the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Northumberland 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 570.988.4134.
Is this the official Northumberland 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.