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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Somerset County comes from a judge of the Somerset 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.
Related guides: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County inmate search, Somerset County police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Somerset County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Somerset County that means the Somerset 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.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Somerset County
The agencies that report for Somerset, Windber, Meyersdale, Berlin, Boswell, Central City and four more cities serve warrants in Somerset County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, five state agencies and one state police unit in Somerset County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Somerset County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the ten agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 290 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Somerset County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Somerset 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 held about 100 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at somersetcountysheriff.com. The Somerset County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Somerset 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 Somerset County
The places to check for a warrant from Somerset County:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The custody page of the sheriff's office at somersetcountysheriff.com, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Somerset County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Somerset 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 Somerset County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Somerset County?
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 that issued it keeps the record; ask the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
Who serves warrants in Somerset County?
The police agency that finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Somerset County held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Somerset 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 Somerset 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.