PENNSYLVANIA JUDICIARY'S WEB APPLICATION PORTAL

Follow the following instructions:

CLICK HERE to take you to ujsportal.pacourts.us. You can check through the MAGISTRATES OFFICE or the COMMON PLEAS COURT.

MAGISTRATES OFFICE

Go to the gold bar that says Docket Sheet

Then, click on MAGISTRATES DISTRICT COURT

Scroll down to Search Type

Scroll thru this Search Type box to participant's name and click on participant's name

Type in last name

Type in first name

Scroll down to County box and scroll thru this box to find the county you want. Click on the county

Hit Search

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and if there is anything showing regarding participant's name, move your curser around the blue box to the left

You will see Docket and Court Summary

Click on one and it will come up (check out both of them!)

COMMON PLEAS COURT

Go to the gold bar that says Docket Sheet

Then, click on COMMON PLEAS

Scroll down to Search Type

Scroll thru this Search Type box to participant's name and click on participant's name

Type in last name

Type in first name

Scroll down to County box and scroll thru this box to find the county you want. Click on the county

Hit Search

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and if there is anything showing regarding participant's name, move your curser around the blue box to the left

You will see Docket and Court Summary

Click on one and it will come up (check out both of them!)

NOTE: This is valuable information for landlords. It is legal to tell your applying tenant that he/she is being turned down due to criminal background.

When advertising a rental property ALWAYS include
"Background checks required".