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Official McKean County criminal records come from the government office that maintains each file. The Clerk of Courts in Smethport handles filed Common Pleas cases, while the Sheriff and county jail use a separate Route 6 complex. Police reports remain with the agency that created them, and Pennsylvania State Police supplies statewide criminal-history checks through its Central Repository. The contacts below route each type of request to its proper custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site is not connected with McKean County or any Pennsylvania agency. It cannot retrieve records, conduct an official background check, correct or remove a file, or receive an expungement petition. Those services must come from the government office responsible for the record.

Need an Official Record?

Use the McKean County or Pennsylvania office matched to the record:

  • Court case files and expungement filings: McKean County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts, McKean County Courthouse, 500 W. Main St., Smethport, PA 16749; 814-887-3270; general county hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Arrest, warrant, and sheriff records: McKean County Sheriff's Office, 17013 Route 6, Smethport, PA 16749; 814-887-3454
  • County jail and current custody information: McKean County Jail at the Route 6 complex; 814-887-2333
  • Pennsylvania criminal-history checks and rap sheets: Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Records and Identification, Central Repository, through Pennsylvania Access To Criminal History
  • Police and incident reports: the police department or Pennsylvania State Police unit that created the report
  • Public-record requests: the record-holding agency or McKean County Right-to-Know Officer under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law

The courthouse and Sheriff are not at the same address. Call the Clerk of Courts at 814-887-3270 for a filed criminal case. Call the Sheriff's Office at 814-887-3454 for sheriff-held records, or the jail at 814-887-2333 for county custody information. Confirm counter availability before traveling, because the research supplies general courthouse hours but does not publish separate Sheriff or jail records-counter hours.