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Carbon County Clerk of Courts Office

The Carbon County Clerk of Courts and Collections page names Tyra L. Boni as Clerk of Courts and describes the office as both the Criminal Division and Collections Division. The office files and maintains pleadings and court records for criminal proceedings. It also assesses and collects costs, fines, and restitution, attends criminal court sessions for sentencing and disposition hearings, and maintains public case information for criminal matters.

Carbon County's split clerk structure is important. Civil filings, civil judgments, custody, divorce, and PFA matters go to the Carbon County Prothonotary. Criminal pleadings, summary appeals, search warrants, expungements, extraditions, forfeitures, indirect criminal complaints, Superior Court appeals, and related criminal files go through the Clerk of Courts. Probate and marriage records go to the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court.

Carbon County Criminal Clerk Records

The Clerk of Courts page says criminal docketing from arrest through final disposition has been fully computerized since 1984. That scope makes the office the local source for the formal criminal court record once a case is opened in court. The record can include the case caption, docket number, charges, pleadings, court events, motions, disposition, sentencing, costs, fines, restitution, appeal activity, expungement filings, and collection activity. Public access depends on whether the docket is public, limited-access, Clean Slate, sealed, juvenile, or otherwise restricted.

Common case categories handled by the office include criminal cases, bail bondsman powers of attorney, constable bonds, expungements, extraditions, forfeitures and condemnations, indirect criminal complaints, Magisterial District Judge matters, miscellaneous cases, private detective licenses, search warrants, summary appeals, tax collector bonds, oaths, appointments, and reports. Some of those categories are not routine public lookups, so the public docket may show only part of the office's file.

Search Carbon County Clerk Records

Public criminal records are available through Pennsylvania's UJS portal, except for limited-access and Clean Slate dockets noted by the Clerk of Courts page. UJS Case Search can search by participant name, docket number, OTN, citation number, complaint number, incident number, organization, attorney, SID, and other fields. For Carbon County criminal matters, set County to Carbon or Judicial District to Carbon - 56 when the search form permits it.

UJS docket sheets are public docket summaries, not the full clerk file. They can show court, county, docket number, participants, charges, docket entries, filing date, case status, financial obligations approved for payment, and hearing or calendar information. Secure docket sheets and secure calendars can contain more content and require login. UJS also warns that docket entries can be delayed or inaccurate and should not replace a Pennsylvania State Police criminal-history check.

1. Open UJS Case Search and choose the search type that matches the information available.
2. Use Carbon as the county or Carbon - 56 as the judicial district when narrowing results.
3. Review the public docket sheet for charges, event entries, disposition, sentence, and financial information.
4. Contact the Clerk of Courts when certified records, office file details, or collections questions are needed.

Note: Pennsylvania PATCH, not a UJS docket sheet, is the official statewide criminal-history record check channel.

Carbon County Criminal Payments

The Clerk of Courts and Collections Division handles costs, fines, and restitution in Carbon County criminal cases. The court page lists several payment channels. Payments can be made by mail with check or money order, in office by cash, in an office kiosk by credit or debit card, and online through PAePay. PAePay can search approved traffic tickets, court costs, fines, and restitution for Common Pleas and Magisterial District Court matters.

PAePay does not display every obligation. The traffic research notes that only court financial obligations approved for online payment display and that the maximum payment amount for fines, costs, and restitution is $2,500 per transaction. For case-specific collection status, contact the Clerk of Courts.

Request Carbon County Criminal Copies

Certified criminal copies come from the official criminal clerk, not from a public search screen. The research identifies the Clerk of Courts fee schedule link on the court page, but it does not extract a complete itemized certified-copy table. Because Phase B bars invented fees, copy amounts should be confirmed from the current official schedule or by calling the office before payment is mailed or brought to the courthouse.

A practical request should identify the defendant name, docket number if known, approximate filing or disposition date, requested document, copy type, and requester contact information. If the docket is sealed, limited-access, Clean Slate, juvenile, or otherwise restricted, the public office may not be able to release it without court authority. Search warrants can also have access limits, especially when sealed warrant material is involved under Pennsylvania criminal rules.

Carbon County Criminal Case Offices

The criminal court record often connects to offices outside the Clerk of Courts. The Carbon County District Attorney page names Michael S. Greek and lists the prosecution office in Jim Thorpe. The DA's role is separate from the clerk's recordkeeping role. The Carbon Court Public Defender page names Chief Public Defender Eric Wiltrout, and the county page says applications must be personally delivered and are not accepted by fax, mail, or email.

The Sheriff's Office also connects to criminal records when a bench warrant is issued after a person fails to appear. The warrant may be recorded, entered in the sheriff database, and pursued by the Criminal Warrants Division. Jail custody questions go to Carbon County Correctional Facility, while court dates and charge details are usually checked through UJS public docket sheets when public access is allowed.

Restricted Carbon County Clerk Records

The Clerk of Courts page specifically notes that UJS access excludes limited-access and Clean Slate dockets. Other access limits can apply to sealed records, juvenile matters, expunged records, confidential identifiers, secure docket content, pre-sentence material, and sealed warrant information. A public docket search can confirm that a case exists, but it may not show every filing or field in the official court file.

For official background checks, Pennsylvania uses PATCH. That distinction matters because 18 Pa.C.S. 9121 governs criminal history record information dissemination, while UJS docket sheets are court case records and may include disclaimers about accuracy and timing.