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 between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Susquehanna County comes from a judge of the Susquehanna 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: Susquehanna County public records, Susquehanna County arrest records, Susquehanna County criminal records, Susquehanna County court records, Susquehanna County police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Susquehanna County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Susquehanna County that means the Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch (page title: Case Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Susquehanna County
The agencies that report for Forest City, Montrose, Great Bend and Lanesboro serve warrants in Susquehanna County.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, two state agencies and one state police unit in Susquehanna County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Susquehanna County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the three agencies in Susquehanna County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Susquehanna County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Susquehanna 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 58 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
A person arrested in Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County
Whether a warrant is out from Susquehanna 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, 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) 278-6655, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Susquehanna County pages SearchSystems verified (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 Susquehanna County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at susqco.com, phone (570) 278-6655.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Susquehanna County?
Not from the Susquehanna 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.
Who serves warrants in Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna 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.