Pittsburgh Criminal Record Search

For a Pittsburgh court case, start with Allegheny County

The Allegheny County Criminal Court Records Division handles criminal records at the county courthouse in Pittsburgh. Use it when the task is a local court file, certified docket, or disposition document.

Use Pennsylvania UJS to locate the case for free

The Unified Judicial System court-case page provides free criminal Common Pleas and magisterial district court case information. Capture the county, court level, docket number, participant name, and current disposition before ordering paper or certified records.

Court case information is not the same as a Pennsylvania criminal-history check

Current PSP fees differ from court-copy costs

The Pennsylvania State Police request form published through ePATCH lists $22 for a standard criminal record check and $27 for a notarized request. Those are repository-check fees; court-copy or certification charges are separate.

Pittsburgh criminal-record workflow

1. 01
   Locate the docket in UJS

   Search by participant name when docket number is unknown.

2. 02
   Verify court level and county

   Make sure the result is Allegheny County and the expected court.

3. 03
   Read the disposition

   Do not convert a charge into a conviction without the case outcome.

4. 04
   Order the record if proof is required

   Use the Allegheny County Criminal Court Records Division for the filed document.

Checklist for a reliable final note

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  Label UJS versus ePATCH

  They answer different questions.

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  Keep the docket number

  It links the conclusion to one case.

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  Keep the search date

  Recent entries can change.

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  Describe scope narrowly

  One Allegheny case search is not a statewide criminal-history clearance.