Clearfield County

Clearfield County follows Pennsylvania law on arrests, release, and courts. These rules are the same in every county in the state; the full set covers prosecutors, defense, and jails too.

Who decides release first

Outside Philadelphia, a magisterial district judge sets bail at the preliminary arraignment. In Philadelphia, an arraignment court magistrate appointed by the Municipal Court sets it; magistrates need not be lawyers if they complete a training program. Neither may set bail for murder or voluntary manslaughter; a Common Pleas judge does.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 51942 Pa.C.S. 1515(a)(4)42 Pa.C.S. 1123(a)(5)

Time to see a judge

A person arrested without a warrant must have a preliminary arraignment without unnecessary delay. The rule sets no hour limit. The U.S. Supreme Court's 48-hour rule for a probable cause finding applies as the federal floor.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 516(A)

Money bail

Money bail is allowed. The rules list five kinds of release, from release on recognizance to a money condition no larger than needed to ensure the person appears.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 524(C)

Courts

The Court of Common Pleas, organized in 60 judicial districts, tries felonies and misdemeanors. Magisterial district judges hear summary offenses, the lowest grade, and hold first arraignments and preliminary hearings. In Philadelphia, the Municipal Court tries crimes punishable by up to five years without a jury.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Courts of Common Pleas42 Pa.C.S. 151542 Pa.C.S. 1123

Judges and magistrates

Common Pleas judges win a contested election for a 10-year term, then run in yes-or-no retention elections without party labels. Magisterial district judges are elected in contested elections to six-year terms and need not be lawyers. All other judges must be members of the bar.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, How Judges Are Elected

Read from the statutes and court rules cited, 2026-09-30. The prison board statute covers counties of the third to fifth class and those that opt in; Philadelphia and Allegheny run jails under other arrangements not read here.

• Sandy township11,710
• DuBois7,402
• Lawrence township7,395
• Clearfield borough5,873
• Woodward township3,957
• Decatur township3,743
• Bradford township2,820
• Morris township2,750
• Cooper township2,564
• Curwensville borough2,472
• Brady township1,931
• Pike township1,911
• Boggs township1,750
• Beccaria township1,672
• Graham township1,568
• Huston township1,475
• Osceola Mills borough1,325
• Falls Creek borough1,220
• Burnside township1,144
• Penn township1,130
• Bigler township1,022
• Gulich township1,022
• Houtzdale borough857
• Chester Hill borough788
• Union township774
• Karthaus township762
• Ferguson township652
• Knox township639
• Bell township544
• Jordan township529
• Girard township526
• Bloom township512
• Chest township503
• Irvona borough451
• Grampian borough429
• Greenwood township406
• Goshen township401
• Ramey borough389
• Covington township388
• Coalport borough354
• Brisbin borough326
• Westover borough323
• Mahaffey borough308
• Wallaceton borough293
• Glen Hope borough204
• Troutville borough201
• Burnside borough161
• Pine township102
• Newburg borough63
• New Washington borough42

Every city, village, town, and township with any of its land in Clearfield County, largest first. Population, the whole place's: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.

• State Police: Clearfield CountyState police agency43,000 served
• Clearfield Regional Police DepartmentCity police department13,037 served
• No name PA0170800City police department11,567 served
• No name PA0171100City police department7,282 served
• DuBois Police DepartmentCity police department7,255 served
• No name PA0170100City police department5,755 served
• No name PA0171400City police department4,225 served
• Curwensville Police DepartmentCity police department2,470 served
• No name PA0170700City police department1,005 served
• No name PA0330600City police department1,000 served
• No name PA0170500City police department785 served
• No name PA0170600City police department733 served
• No name PA0171700City police department527 served
• No name PA0171300City police department412 served
• Bureau of Forestry: Clearfield CountyOther state agency
• Office of Attorney General Region 2: Clearfield CountyOther state agency
• No name PA0170000Sheriff or county police
• Pennsylvania State University: DuboisCollege or university police
• State Park Rangers: Moshannon State ForestOther state agency
• State Park Rangers: Parker DamOther state agency

Agencies: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29. An agency that serves several counties appears on each. Population served is the FBI's figure.