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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Clarion County:

  • Civil and divorce Common Pleas files: contact the Clarion County Prothonotary, Courthouse, 1st Floor Suite 25, 421 Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214; phone 814-226-4000, direct line 814-226-1119, fax 814-297-7904
  • Criminal Common Pleas files: contact the Clarion County Clerk of Courts at the same Suite 25 office; payments should include the docket number and be made payable to Clarion County Clerk of Courts
  • Court administration and hearings: contact the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas, 421 Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214; courthouse phone 814-226-4000; Court Administration phone 814-226-9351
  • Marriage records, estates, and Orphans' Court filings: see marriage and divorce records and Orphans' Court for the Register and Recorder / Clerk of Orphans' Court path
  • Magisterial District Court traffic, summary, landlord-tenant, preliminary criminal, and warrant matters: use the relevant Clarion County Magisterial District Court or Pennsylvania UJS portal path described on the topic pages
  • Jail custody questions: see inmate records or contact Clarion County Jail, 309 Amsler Drive, Suite 2, Shippenville, PA 16254; phone 814-226-9615
  • Sheriff and warrant questions: see warrant records or contact the Clarion County Sheriff, Courthouse, Basement Suite 11, 421 Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214; phone 814-226-7611
  • Other county agency records: contact Clarion County Open Records, Administrative Building, 330 Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214; phone 814-226-4000 ext. 1385; fax 814-297-1503; email openrecords@clarioncounty.gov

County courthouse hours are generally Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Clarion County has also published a dated renovation notice moving offices temporarily to the Clarion County Complex, 160 Amsler Avenue, Shippenville, PA 16254, with public parking behind that building, and a later notice stating the courthouse will reopen effective July 6, 2026.