Search Perry County Court Records
The main online channel for Perry County court records is the Pennsylvania UJS Case Search. It provides public docket sheets for the Court of Common Pleas and Magisterial District Courts. Perry County does not publish a separate county-built civil or criminal case database on the county website. When a docket sheet is not enough, the full file or certified copy must be requested from the office that keeps that record.
The Pennsylvania UJS portal is the statewide starting point for public case search, docket sheets, and eligible court payments. Perry County users should narrow searches by county, court type, docket number, participant name, filing date, or case category when those fields are available.
The Pennsylvania UJS portal screenshot in the project image set reflects the statewide entry point used for Perry County court records.
That portal is useful for public docket research, but it does not replace the Perry County clerk offices for complete case files, certified copies, or records that are not shown online.
The UJS Case Search page is the specific docket-search screen used to begin a Perry County court records lookup.
Use the case-search screen for public docket sheets first, then contact the Perry County record office when the full file or certified copy is needed.
- Open UJS Case Search and choose the court level that fits the matter.
- Select Perry County when a county filter is available.
- Search by docket number, participant name, organization, attorney, police incident number, or complaint number as the portal allows.
- Open the matching docket sheet and check the court, status, parties, events, charges, and payment entries.
- Contact the Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Orphans' Court, or MDJ office if a certified copy or complete file is needed.
| Search Field | How It Helps | Perry County Use |
|---|---|---|
| Court Type | Limits results to Common Pleas, MDJ, or another court level | Use Common Pleas for major civil and criminal cases; use MDJ for traffic and preliminary matters |
| County | Filters statewide data | Select Perry for local dockets |
| Docket Number | Finds a known case directly | Best for certified-copy follow-up |
| Participant Name | Finds party-based results | Add first name or date range for common surnames |
| Case Category | Narrows by civil, criminal, traffic, family, or summary matter | Useful when the same name appears in more than one record type |
Perry County Court Structure
Perry County is part of Pennsylvania's 41st Judicial District, which it shares administratively with Juniata County. The county trial court is the Court of Common Pleas. It handles major civil cases, criminal cases after preliminary proceedings, family matters, divorce, custody, protection-from-abuse filings, and Orphans' Court matters.
Magisterial District Courts are the first court level for many people in Perry County. They handle traffic cases, summary offenses, minor criminal matters, landlord-tenant cases, and civil claims up to $12,000. They also set bail and hold preliminary hearings in misdemeanor and felony cases before those cases move to Common Pleas.
Case flow: Magisterial District Court › Court of Common Pleas › Superior Court or Commonwealth Court › Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
| Court | Role | Common Perry County Records |
|---|---|---|
| Court of Common Pleas | County trial court of general jurisdiction | Civil, criminal, family, divorce, PFA, custody, estates, guardianships |
| Magisterial District Courts | Lower court and first hearing level | Traffic, summary offenses, preliminary hearings, bail, small civil claims |
| Superior Court of Pennsylvania | Intermediate appellate court | Most criminal, family, and civil appeals |
| Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | Statewide appellate court | Government-agency and public-sector appeals |
Perry County Court Offices
The Perry County official website is the county gateway for court departments, clerk offices, the sheriff, the prison, and open-records policy. The main courthouse address used by the court and clerk offices is 2 East Main Street in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania.
The Perry County official website image documents the local government source readers should use before relying on older directory pages.
County pages are especially important in Perry County because civil records, criminal records, marriage records, estate records, jail contacts, and sheriff functions are split across different departments.
District Court Administrator
2 East Main Street
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
717-582-5143 option 5
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Perry County Prison
300 South Carlisle Street, PO Box 520
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
717-582-2262
Perry County Civil and Criminal Records
The Prothonotary is the civil clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. Perry County names Zoe Burd as Prothonotary. The office handles civil suits, custody, divorce, District Justice appeals, driver's license suspension appeals, judgments, mechanic liens, name changes, protection from abuse filings, and federal and state tax liens.
The Perry County Prothonotary page is the county source for civil clerk duties, contact details, passport hours, and the linked fee schedule.
For a civil file, the docket may give the case number and status, but the Prothonotary is the source for copies, certifications, and file-review instructions.
The Clerk of Courts is the criminal and juvenile clerk. Perry County also lists Zoe Burd in that role. The office records and processes criminal and juvenile matters, prepares prison commitments, bail and bench warrants, handles summary appeals, tracks costs and fines, and processes appeals to Pennsylvania appellate courts.
The Perry County Clerk of Courts page identifies the office that keeps Perry County criminal court records after cases are bound over from the MDJ level.
That split is central to Perry County record access. A divorce file and a felony case may both be in Common Pleas, but they do not route through the same clerk function.
Perry County Court Record Types
Perry County court records include civil complaints, judgments, liens, divorce filings, custody matters, PFA filings, criminal dockets, charges, bail entries, bench warrants, summary appeals, traffic citations, small civil claims, estate files, guardianships, adoptions, and marriage records. Some are broadly public. Others are restricted by court rule, statute, or case-specific order.
Public docket sheets often show case status, parties, filing date, court, docket events, charges, fines, costs, and hearing entries. They do not always provide document images. A certified copy, sealed-file request, or complete file review requires contact with the record-holding office.
- Docket
- A chronological list of filings, hearings, orders, payments, and other court actions.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge or claim, such as guilty, dismissed, withdrawn, or judgment entered.
- Bench warrant
- A warrant issued by a judge, often after failure to appear or failure to comply with a court order.
- Praecipe
- A written request asking the clerk to take a procedural action.
- Orphans' Court
- The Pennsylvania court division that handles estates, guardianships, adoptions, and marriage-related matters.
Perry County Court Public Access
Public access to Perry County court records is not governed by one single rule. Court case records follow the Pennsylvania Case Records Public Access Policy. County administrative records use Perry County's open-records process under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know framework.
The Perry County open records policy is the fallback for county-agency records, while judicial records route through court policy and clerk procedures.
That distinction matters when a request involves court files. A county Right-to-Know request may help with sheriff or administrative records, but a Common Pleas docket, certified judgment, divorce decree, or criminal court file usually routes to the relevant court office.
Key access rules: 65 P.S. Chapter 67 governs many Pennsylvania agency records. Pennsylvania court public access policy governs court case records and redactions. 18 Pa.C.S. 9122 covers criminal history expungement. 18 Pa.C.S. 9123 covers juvenile expungement.
Perry County Court Record Fees
Perry County clerk pages link the official 2026 Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts fee schedule. It is effective January 1, 2026, and follows an Act 45 of 2025 JCS fee update noted on the county clerk pages. Fees can change, so the clerk office should be checked before filing or ordering copies.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Certification for divorce decrees, docket entries, and similar records | $9.10 |
| Document or docket-entry copy per page | $0.40 |
| Document from microfilm per page | $1.00 |
| Civil complaint, law or equity | $91.85 |
| Custody complaint | $138.65 |
| Divorce complaint | $143.15 |
| Criminal search | $18.25 |
| Expungement or limited access petition | $229.65 |
Perry County Orphans' Court Records
Marriage licenses, estate matters, guardianships, adoptions, and some historical birth or death record functions route through Perry County Orphans' Court and the Register and Recorder office. The page should not be treated as a generic probate page because Pennsylvania uses the Orphans' Court name for this court division.
The Perry County Orphans' Court page is the official county source for marriage, estate, guardianship, adoption, and related record functions.
Estate files may include wills, petitions, letters, inventories, accountings, creditor notices, and decrees. Adoption and some guardianship records are restricted, so public access is narrower than ordinary estate-file access.
Perry County Magisterial Dockets
The Perry County Courts page explains that Magisterial District Judges are the first level of judicial authority in the county. They hear traffic cases, minor criminal matters, and civil claims up to $12,000, and they handle bail and preliminary hearings in more serious criminal cases.
The Perry County Courts image in the manifest connects that local role to the county court administration page.
Perry County has three MDJ offices listed in the statewide directory: 41-3-03 in Duncannon, 41-3-04 in Newport, and 41-3-05 in Loysville. A traffic citation or preliminary criminal matter should be checked against the issuing MDJ office shown on the paperwork.
Perry County Inmates and Warrants
Perry County Prison is the official local custody source, but research did not locate an official county online jail roster. Current county custody questions should be confirmed with Perry County Prison at 717-582-2262. State-sentenced inmates are searched through the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate locator, which is separate from a county jail status check.
Perry County also does not publish an official public active-warrant search list on the sheriff page located during research. A warrant check should start with UJS docket clues, the issuing MDJ court, the Clerk of Courts for bench-warrant entries, and the Sheriff's Office for warrant-related questions that can be answered publicly.
Important: No official Perry County sheriff mobile app, app-only inmate lookup, or app-only warrant search was documented in the research file.
Visit Perry County Courthouse
The courthouse is in New Bloomfield, the county seat. Major access corridors for Perry County include US 22/322 along the Susquehanna side of the county, PA 34 through New Bloomfield, and PA 274 across the county. Official pages did not publish parking rates, transit-stop details, or a detailed prohibited-items list, so visitors should confirm entry and parking details with the relevant office before a court appearance.
Perry County Court Records FAQ
Can Perry County court records be searched online? Public docket sheets for Common Pleas and MDJ cases can be searched through UJS Case Search. Complete files and certified copies still route to the proper county office.
Who keeps Perry County civil records? The Prothonotary keeps civil suits, custody, divorce, PFA, judgments, liens, name changes, and related Common Pleas civil filings.
Who keeps Perry County criminal court records? The Clerk of Courts keeps criminal and juvenile court records, bail, bench warrants, summary appeals, costs, fines, and appellate processing records.
Are juvenile records public? Juvenile records are not public in the same way as adult criminal dockets. Access is restricted by Pennsylvania law and court policy.
Where are Perry County marriage records kept? Marriage licenses and certified marriage copies route through Orphans' Court and the Register and Recorder function.
Is there a Perry County inmate roster? No official online county jail roster was found in the research. Perry County Prison is the official current-custody contact.
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