Locate Mifflin County Criminal Files

Mifflin County Clerk of Courts

The Clerk of Courts side of the office handles the criminal Common Pleas file after a case moves beyond the Magisterial District Judge level. The county duties page says the Clerk of Courts handles new criminal court cases transferred from MDJs, criminal costs, fines, restitution, criminal bench-warrant orders, and bail paperwork for the Court of Common Pleas. This page is criminal-only because the county also has a separate Prothonotary role for civil records.

Tammy Stuck is listed as Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts. First Deputies are Sue Henry and Holly Bonson, and Second Deputy Leslie Weston is listed in the office staff. The office address is Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044. Phone is 717-248-8146, fax is 717-248-5275, and regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. From the main lobby, go left. The office is the first office on the right past the elevators.

Mifflin County Criminal Clerk Records

The Clerk of Courts file is the criminal court file for the Common Pleas stage. It can include transferred criminal case papers, docket entries, costs, fines, restitution, bail paperwork, and judge orders tied to criminal bench warrants. Early criminal activity often starts at an MDJ office through a complaint, OTN, citation, incident number, preliminary arraignment, bail decision, and preliminary hearing. If the case is held for court, the Common Pleas criminal file becomes the Clerk of Courts record.

• New Common Pleas criminal cases transferred from Magisterial District Judges.
• Criminal costs, fines, restitution, and payment records due through the criminal case.
• Criminal bench-warrant orders issued by the judge.
• Bail paperwork for Common Pleas criminal matters.
• Summary appeals, with the county FAQ directing users to the Clerk of Courts.

For civil complaints, judgments, custody, divorce, and PFA filings, use the Mifflin County Prothonotary instead. The same counter may answer the phone, but the record category changes the custodian and payment route.

Criminal court records can show much more than the first charge. A Common Pleas file may track pleas, hearing events, motions, sentencing, restitution, payment activity, and later bench-warrant orders. It is still not the same as a Pennsylvania State Police criminal-history background check. The UJS research specifically warns that docket sheets should not be used in place of a criminal history check.

Mifflin County MDJ Criminal Flow

Criminal records in Mifflin County often pass through two court levels. MDJ offices handle preliminary criminal matters, arraignments, fugitive arraignments, search warrants, and preliminary hearings. Common Pleas handles the later criminal case if the matter is transferred or held for court. That flow explains why a person may find early charge information at the MDJ level and later costs, bail paperwork, or final criminal case events through the Clerk of Courts.

Process flow: Police complaint or charge › MDJ preliminary arraignment and bail › preliminary hearing › case held for court or resolved › Common Pleas criminal filing › Clerk of Courts costs, fines, restitution, bail paperwork, and bench-warrant orders.

The county has three MDJ offices. Craig Weston, Eric Ettinger, and Kent A. Smith each cover different municipalities and wards. Their offices handle summary traffic and non-traffic matters, landlord-tenant and civil cases up to the statutory MDJ threshold, and misdemeanor or felony preliminary matters. Once a criminal Common Pleas case opens, the Clerk of Courts is the local filing and payment point.

Mifflin County Criminal Copy Steps

Public criminal docket sheets may be searched through the statewide UJS portal, but the Clerk of Courts is the local office for official Common Pleas criminal copies. UJS docket sheets can help locate the case number, OTN, parties, charges, disposition, and payment status. They do not replace an official copy from the filing office and should not be used as a Pennsylvania State Police criminal-history background check.

1. Search UJS Case Search by participant name, docket number, OTN, complaint number, incident number, or SID.
2. Confirm the case is a Mifflin County Common Pleas criminal matter rather than an MDJ-only summary or traffic matter.
3. Contact the Clerk of Courts with the docket number, caption, defendant name, document needed, and copy type.
4. Ask whether the record can be copied, whether certification is available, and what fee or payment method applies.
5. For restricted, sealed, juvenile, expunged, or limited-access matters, expect public access limits under court policy and Pennsylvania law.

Mifflin County Criminal Payments

The Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts page links ePay for criminal fines and costs due only. That limitation is important. Criminal fines, costs, and restitution are not the same as civil filing costs, guardian ad litem costs, civil evaluations, or PFA costs. PAePay may also apply to approved Pennsylvania traffic tickets, court costs, fines, or restitution, but an obligation must be approved for online payment before it appears for payment.

Mifflin County Bail Paperwork

The Clerk of Courts handles bail paperwork for the Court of Common Pleas. The county office page lists bail posting hours as Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. After-hours bail may be posted at the Mifflin County Correctional Facility. The facility is a separate address at 103 West Market Street in Lewistown, not the same as the courthouse counter at 20 North Wayne Street.

Because bail is tied to a criminal case and court order, users should confirm the case, amount, payment method, and location before travel. The UJS docket may show bail or case events, but current instructions should come from the court office or facility. If a bench warrant or failure to appear is involved, legal counsel or the proper court office should be contacted before payment or appearance.

Note: Bail hours are narrower than regular Clerk of Courts office hours, so call ahead when timing affects release or posting.

Mifflin County Appeals and Transcripts

The county FAQ directs summary appeal questions to the Clerk of Courts at the Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, phone 717-248-8146. Summary appeals typically arise from MDJ-level traffic or summary non-traffic matters and move into Common Pleas. That makes the Clerk of Courts the practical contact when an MDJ result is being appealed in the criminal or summary track.

Transcript requests must be in writing to the Court Reporter. The request must include the court date, case caption, requested portion of the proceeding, and the requester's name, address, and phone number. The Court Reporter notifies the requester of the deposit before transcription. The research lists jjsmith@mifflinco.org for online transcript request contact.

Public access can also be narrower than the docket makes it look. Juvenile court files are restricted by Pennsylvania law, and expunged or limited-access criminal records should not be described as available through ordinary public lookup. If a Mifflin County criminal case has sealed, juvenile, victim, financial, or minor-related content, the Clerk of Courts may be able to confirm the proper process without releasing the protected material.