Clinton County

Clinton 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.

• Lock Haven8,447
• Pine Creek township3,416
• Lamar township2,628
• Woodward township2,422
• Bald Eagle township2,237
• Greene township2,182
• Porter township1,478
• Mill Hall borough1,364
• Flemington borough1,322
• Wayne township1,253
• Castanea township1,211
• Avis borough1,171
• Chapman township1,058
• Renovo borough1,045
• Dunnstable township1,021
• Beech Creek township900
• Crawford township835
• Logan township754
• Beech Creek borough678
• Gallagher township516
• South Renovo borough409
• Loganton borough391
• Noyes township391
• Allison township271
• Leidy township176
• Colebrook township153
• Grugan township28
• West Keating township26
• East Keating township15

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

State Police: Clinton County sends the reports for Clinton County's own FBI code, PA0180000.

• State Police: Clinton CountyState police agency14,627 served
• Lock Haven Police DepartmentCity police department8,647 served
• Pine Creek Township Police DepartmentCity police department5,883 served
• Mill Hall Police DepartmentCity police department5,198 served
• Woodward Township Police DepartmentCity police department2,466 served
• Renovo Police DepartmentCity police department1,049 served
• Bureau of Forestry: Clinton CountyOther state agency
• COUNTY DET: CLINTON CNTYOther agency
• Forest Rangers: Sproul State Forest District 10Other state agency
• Lock Haven UniversityCollege or university police
• Office of Attorney General Region 2: Clinton CountyOther state agency
• State Park Rangers: Kettle CreekOther 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.