Blair County Pennsylvania Criminal Records
Blair County criminal records are maintained by the combined Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts office located at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Blair County is part of the 24th Judicial District and was established in 1846. The county seat is Hollidaysburg, and all Court of Common Pleas criminal cases for the county are filed there. With a population of approximately 122,000, Blair County is a mid-sized Pennsylvania county. You can search Blair County criminal records online for free using the Pennsylvania UJS Portal or contact the courthouse directly.
Blair County Quick Facts
Blair County Clerk of Courts Office
Blair County uses a combined Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts office, which handles both civil and criminal court records under one roof. The current officeholder is Robin Patton. The office is located at Suite 144 inside the Blair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. The main phone number is 814-693-3080. The fax number is 814-317-1600. You can also email the office at rpatton@blairco.org for general questions.
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. It is closed on weekends and county holidays. Staff can assist with record searches during those hours. In-person requests require a valid photo ID. For complex or archived requests, having the case number or the full name of the party involved will help the staff locate records faster.
Blair County charges $12.50 for criminal history checks conducted by the Clerk of Courts. Standard copies are $0.25 per page. Certified copies cost $10 per document. Mail requests are accepted but must include the relevant case information, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and proper payment. Cash, checks, and money orders are accepted. Processing time for mail requests is typically five to ten business days.
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Blair County Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts Robin Patton 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 144 Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Phone: 814-693-3080 |
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| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | blairco.org |
Blair County Government Criminal Records Resources
The Blair County government website provides access to department directories, elected officials, and county services. The site includes information relevant to court records, the sheriff's office, and public safety resources for Blair County residents.
Visit blairco.org to find contact information for county offices, view public meeting schedules, and learn about services available at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg. The sheriff's office page also provides information on inmate lookup and warrants for Blair County.
The courthouse in Hollidaysburg has been the seat of government for Blair County since the county was carved out of Huntingdon and Mifflin counties in 1846. Historical naturalization records for the county from 1807 through 1958 are also available through the Clerk of Courts office for genealogy research.
Finding Blair County Criminal Cases Online
The Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System Portal is the primary online tool for searching Blair County criminal records. You can access it free of charge at any time at ujsportal.pacourts.us. The portal covers cases from the Blair County Magisterial District Courts as well as the Court of Common Pleas in Hollidaysburg.
To search, enter a participant name or docket number. For Blair County Court of Common Pleas cases, docket numbers follow the format CP-07-CR-XXXXXX-YYYY. The results show the case status, charges filed, court dates, dispositions, attorney names, and judge assignments. Financial information such as outstanding fines and costs is also listed. The portal is updated within 24 to 48 hours of each court proceeding.
The portal has useful search tips worth knowing. Partial name searches return broader results. Using a date of birth alongside the name helps narrow down results for common names in Blair County. The PAeDocket mobile app from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts provides the same search functions on a smartphone or tablet.
For more details on how Blair County fits into the statewide court system, the Pennsylvania Courts website at pacourts.us covers the structure of all court levels in Pennsylvania.
Note: Juvenile cases, Protection from Abuse filings, and sealed or expunged records are not visible through the public UJS Portal.
Blair County Criminal Records Statewide Background Checks
For a comprehensive criminal history check that pulls data from all Pennsylvania counties including Blair County, the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History system is the right tool. PATCH is operated by the Pennsylvania State Police and pulls from the Central Repository, which receives disposition reports from courts across the state.
Standard criminal history requests cost $22.00 and can be submitted online at epatch.pa.gov. Notarization is available for an additional $5.00. Volunteer position checks are free using Form SP 4-164A. Mail requests go to: Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository-164, 1800 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9758. Payments by mail must be certified checks or money orders.
About 85% of No Record results are delivered immediately by email. Cases requiring manual review take up to two weeks. If you need help with a PATCH request, call the helpline at 1-888-QUERY-PA (1-888-783-7972) during business hours. The PATCH system covers only Pennsylvania records. Out-of-state convictions and federal records do not appear.
Types of Blair County Criminal Records
The Blair County Clerk of Courts maintains records for all criminal cases handled by the Court of Common Pleas. This includes felony cases, misdemeanor cases, and summary criminal appeals from decisions made at the Magisterial District Court level. Post-conviction matters such as probation violations and sentencing modifications are also kept on file.
Blair County follows the standard Pennsylvania record retention schedule. Felony records are kept permanently. Misdemeanor records are retained for 20 years. Summary offense records are held for three to seven years. All dispositions are reported to the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository, which updates PATCH accordingly.
Expungement petitions for Blair County are filed through the Clerk of Courts office. Pennsylvania law under 18 Pa.C.S. Section 9122 allows expungement of certain arrest records that did not lead to conviction and certain other qualifying records. Clean Slate provisions also allow automatic sealing of some records after a set period of crime-free conduct and payment of all outstanding fines.
Blair County also maintains historical records going back to the county's founding in 1846, including Quarter Sessions records used for genealogy and historical research.
Additional resources for Blair County criminal justice research include the Pennsylvania Megan's Law registry at pameganslaw.state.pa.us, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons at bop.pa.gov, the state inmate locator at pa.gov, and the Office of Open Records at openrecords.pa.gov for Right-to-Know appeals.
Nearby Counties
Blair County is located in central Pennsylvania and borders several other counties. Criminal records from neighboring jurisdictions can be found through those counties' own Clerk of Courts offices or through the statewide UJS Portal.