Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Sullivan County comes from a judge of the Sullivan 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: Sullivan County public records, Sullivan County arrest records, Sullivan County inmate search, Sullivan County police reports, Sullivan County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Sullivan County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Sullivan County that means the Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
The Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania serves warrants in Sullivan County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies and one state police unit in Sullivan County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Sullivan County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Each agency and what it reported is in Sullivan County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Sullivan 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 Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, held about 12 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sullivancountypa.gov/offices/sheriff, phone 570-946-5201. The Sullivan County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
The places to check for a warrant from Sullivan County:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 570-946-4053, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Sullivan County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Sullivan County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sullivancountypa.gov, phone 570-946-4053.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Sullivan County?
Not from the Sullivan 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 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 Sullivan County?
The Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 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 Sullivan County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.