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 October 4, 2026.
Washington County, Pennsylvania, has about 210,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Washington County comes from a judge of the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Washington County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Washington County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Washington County that means the Washington 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.
For Washington County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at washingtoncopa.gov/chief-clerk (page title: Chief Clerk: Washington County, PA), phone (724) 228-6700, 95 West Beau Street Suite 605 Washington, PA 15301, 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 Washington County
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Washington, Canonsburg, California, Donora, Monongahela, Centerville and four more cities serve warrants in Washington County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, two campus police departments, two other agencies and one state police unit in Washington County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Greene Washington Regional Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Washington County, so its arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Washington County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 18 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,753 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Washington County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office, held about 340 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at washingtoncopa.gov/correctional-facility/inmate-search, phone (724) 228-6700. The Washington County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Washington 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 Washington County
The places to check for a warrant from Washington County:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at (724) 228-6700, 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 (724) 228-6700, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncopa.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Washington 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 Washington County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Washington County that means appearing before the Washington County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
A missed date in a case before the Magisterial District Courts is handled by that court, not by the Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at washingtoncopa.gov/district-attorney, phone (724) 228-6700.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Washington County?
Not from the Washington 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 (724) 228-6700.
Who serves warrants in Washington County?
The Washington 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 Washington County held?
At the county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Washington 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 (724) 228-6700.
Is this the official Washington 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.