Oregon, Marion County
Where Salem's records are kept. Salem has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Salem's own offices, along with State of Oregon offices; the Marion County offices are on our Marion County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The Secretary of State's Archives Division keeps Oregon's permanent government records in Salem, sending digital copies or booking reading room appointments; requests go by phone, email or an online form.
Open official site Oregon State ArchivesCounty court
With offices in Portland and Eugene, the federal bankruptcy court for Oregon posts judges' calendars, forms and unclaimed funds, and links to PACER, electronic filing and proof of claim filing.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of OregonCounty court
The Oregon Judicial Department offers free court calendars and basic case information for the circuit courts, Tax Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court; adoption, juvenile, mental health and VAWA cases are withheld.
Open official site Oregon Judicial Department Records and Calendar SearchVital records
Keeping Oregon records since 1903, the Oregon Health Authority's Center for Health Statistics sells certified copies of birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership and divorce records through VitalChek, mail, drop box or appointment.
Open official site Oregon Vital Records and CertificatesPolice & jail
Searchable by full or partial name, with asterisk wildcards, or by SID number, the Oregon Department of Corrections offender search is not an official record; certified copies come through a records request.
Open official site Oregon Offender SearchPolice & jail
Oregon State Police clearinghouse listing Oregon's missing persons and featured missing children, with free child identification kits, DNA collection details and steps to take when a child goes missing.
Open official site Oregon State Police Missing Children and Adults ClearinghousePolice & jail
Department of Corrections list of escapees and most wanted fugitives who escaped custody or failed to appear, with photos, a fugitive tip line at (877) 831-0389 and an online tip form.
Open official site Oregon Department of Corrections Most WantedPolice & jail
Oregon State Police sex offender registration program, linking the online offender search used for Oregon City along with reporting rules, registering agencies and victim support resources.
Open official site Oregon State Police Sex Offender RegistrationPolice & jail
Oregon State Police mails a copy of your own Oregon criminal history, or a no record notice, after you send its form, a fingerprint card and the $33 fee; results go only to you.
Open official site Oregon State Police Criminal History Record ChecksFederal
Federal statistics for Salem city, Oregon from Census Bureau QuickFacts: population counts and estimates, household size, language spoken at home, school completion, labor force share, land area and population density.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
City of Salem site with online payments, a new community portal, concern reports, water and utility services, building and development information, the public library, police and fire pages and job listings.
Open official site City of SalemPolice & jail
Using a community policing model, the Salem Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety services to the City of Salem. Police services information 555 Liberty St SE Rm 130 Salem, Oregon 97301 503-588-6123
Open official site City of Salem Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
18 more Salem sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Salem, a place of 175,535 people, is the seat of Marion County. Court and property records sit with Marion County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oregon. Salem's own offices are in the cards above, and our Marion County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 30 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 17 past producers, now closed, 5 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 8 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 13 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Aluminum; Titanium, Metal; Iron; Aluminum; Iron; Titanium, Metal.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Oregon has no state abandoned mine land program page; abandoned mine hazards on federal land are a BLM and Forest Service matter.
Oregon abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 187 investigations with a Salem address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,714,642 in back wages agreed for 3,241 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1 | $100,001 | 974 |
| Pfeifer Roofing, Inc. | 2 | $97,760 | 46 |
| Willamette Valley Fire and Rescue Authority | 1 | $93,194 | 29 |
| Oregon Pallet Repair Inc., 1 | 1 | $86,759 | 124 |
| KKOKI Korean BBQ Salem LLC | 1 | $84,864 | 118 |
| North Sky Communications Inc. | 1 | $82,276 | 92 |
| Chuckanut Products, Inc. | 1 | $80,552 | 36 |
| West Coast Reforestation Inc. | 1 | $73,384 | 26 |
| Mustang Ridge Construction, Inc. | 1 | $68,712 | 31 |
| Commercial Property Resources, Inc. | 1 | $58,985 | 26 |
| A.F.C. Windows & Roofing, Inc. | 1 | $54,657 | 77 |
| Grizzly Firefighters, Inc. | 2 | $47,214 | 14 |
| Pan-American Berry Growers, LLC | 2 | $46,704 | 198 |
| G & R Floor Installation, Inc. | 1 | $39,747 | 37 |
| Southwest Weather, Inc. | 1 | $37,330 | 2 |
| Coria Contracing, Inc. | 1 | $36,945 | 23 |
| GX & Y, Inc. | 1 | $36,252 | 19 |
| Spencer Delivery | 2 | $34,121 | 8 |
| Greer Bros., Inc. | 2 | $33,369 | 62 |
| GSO Inc. | 1 | $32,717 | 6 |
| La Hacienda Real, Inc. | 1 | $32,305 | 32 |
| Taqueria Los Panditas, LLC | 1 | $31,421 | 14 |
| Advanced Security, Inc. | 1 | $31,000 | 78 |
| YoShing, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 | 3 |
| Aiberto's Mexican Food | 1 | $22,896 | 8 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 157 whose address on the record is in Salem; 71 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 132 more with smaller records are on the Oregon wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Oregon is run by the Oregon Elections Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Salem.
Deeds for property in Salem are recorded by the Marion County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Marion County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Oregon come from the state vital records office, Oregon Center for Health Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.