Beaver Criminal Court Records

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Warrant Search

Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law allows Beaver County residents and visitors to submit a request to view, inspect, or make copies of government records, including warrant-related information created and maintained by government agencies, unless an exemption, privilege, court order, or other law allows withholding.

Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 513 makes arrest warrants available to the public once the issuing authority receives notice that the warrant has been executed, or once 72 hours have passed from issuance, unless the warrant is sealed. Under Pa.R.Crim.P. 513.1, sealed arrest-warrant information is not made available for public inspection while the sealing order remains in effect.

For search warrants, Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 212 limits public access to search warrants and supporting affidavits until the warrant has been executed.

Agency/Resource	Purpose	Search Methods	Notes
Beaver County Sheriff’s Office	Handles sheriff duties, warrant-related enforcement, courthouse security, and law-enforcement assistance.	Phone, in person, or sheriff inquiry.	The Sheriff’s Office is the main county agency for bench-warrant service and sheriff enforcement matters. Beaver County’s Sheriff's page describes the office as providing processing and booking assistance to local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies, as well as municipal police departments.
Beaver County Sheriff’s Office - Bench Warrants	Handles bench warrants issued by the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas.	Sheriff contact or bench-warrant inquiry.	The county states that the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for all bench warrants issued by the Court of Common Pleas, including warrants for failure to appear in criminal cases, domestic relations warrants, and violation-of-probation-or-parole warrants.
Beaver County Court of Common Pleas	Handles major criminal, civil, family, and other Common Pleas matters where warrant-related entries may appear.	Court inquiry, Pennsylvania UJS Web Portal, clerk inquiry, or in-person review.	Pennsylvania Courts lists the Beaver County Courthouse at 810 3rd Street, Beaver, PA 15009, phone (724) 728-5700, with hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Beaver County Clerk of Courts	Maintains criminal records for the Court of Common Pleas where arrest warrants, bench warrants, docket entries, and case dispositions may appear.	UJS public docket sheets, phone, mail, or in-person inquiry.	The Beaver County Clerk of Courts page says public web docket sheets are available through Pennsylvania’s Judicial System Web Portal.
Beaver County Clerk of Courts - Record Research Procedure	Explains how criminal-record research is handled by the Clerk of Courts.	UJS docket search or Pennsylvania State Police PATCH background check.	The Clerk of Courts states that it does not conduct criminal-record searches for the public and directs individuals seeking criminal-history background checks to the Pennsylvania State Police website.
Magisterial District Judge Offices in Beaver County	Handle preliminary criminal matters, traffic cases, summary offenses, and warrant-related proceedings at the district-court level.	Contact the correct district court, use the UJS portal, or court inquiry.	Beaver County’s district court locations page lists magisterial district courts and their contact information. For example, District 36-1-02 is located at 1010 Eighth Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010, phone (724) 770-2002.
Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System Web Portal/Case Search	Provides free public access to Pennsylvania court docket sheets.	Online search by participant name, docket number, county, court type, or other available fields.	The UJS Case Search page states that the ability to search and review information in web docket sheets is a free public service. This can show public docket entries, but it is not a complete countywide active-warrant confirmation system.
Pennsylvania Courts Public Records Page	Provides statewide guidance for court-record access.	UJS Web Portal or request to the appropriate court office.	Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System states that it provides comprehensive public access to court records online and upon request, including docket sheets through the UJS Web Portal.
Beaver County Prothonotary	Maintains civil records for the Court of Common Pleas. It is less central for criminal warrants, but may be relevant for civil or family-related court matters.	Phone, in person, or civil-record inquiry.	Beaver County states that the Prothonotary’s Office contains official records of civil proceedings and creates dockets for civil records to keep them available for public viewing.
Pennsylvania State Police PATCH	Provides statewide criminal-history background checks.	Online PATCH request or mail-in process.	Pennsylvania’s official service page states that the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History site is the fastest way to request a criminal-history background check. PATCH is not the same as a Beaver County active-warrant search.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Inmate/Department Supervised Individual Locator	Helps identify whether a person is in state prison or under state supervision after a criminal case.	Online search by name, inmate number, parole number, committing county, location, or other fields.	The locator contains information about inmates and department-supervised individuals. It is useful for custody or supervision research, but it does not replace county warrant confirmation.