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Find the right office in Allegheny County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Court records
Allegheny County Naturalization Records: Courts and organizations with naturalization records information, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
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Allegheny County Treasurers Office Tax Collection, with the property tax bills, payment information and collections the office reports.
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Allegheny County Sheriff Warrant Office and Criminal Records, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Allegheny County Birth and Death Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Allegheny County Open Records Requests: Inspect and obtain copies of official public records and documents.
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Allegheny County Department of Veterans Services: County, state and federal help for honorably discharged veterans.
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Allegheny County District Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the prosecutor for criminal cases across the county, reached from the District Attorney link on the county government site.
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Allegheny County Office of Property Assessments, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
Open official site Allegheny County Office of Property AssessmentsPolice & jail
Allegheny County Police Department, the county police force that investigates major crimes across Allegheny County and takes record requests for its own cases.
Open official site Allegheny County Police DepartmentVital records
Allegheny County Marriage Licenses, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Directory of Allegheny County Government Departments, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
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United States Census Bureau figures for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site Allegheny County U.S. CensusEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement duties within Allegheny County, including serving warrants, providing security for the courts, and transporting prisoners.
Police Departments. Allegheny County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Allegheny County Sheriff's Office and various municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Allegheny County is provided by multiple agencies with Allegheny County Sheriff's Office serving as the primary county law enforcement authority, headquartered at Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Major municipal police departments within Allegheny County include the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, McKeesport Police Department, Penn Hills Police Department, Bethel Park Police Department, and Monroeville Police Department, among more than 100 other municipal law enforcement agencies serving Allegheny County's 130 municipalities. Arrest records and police reports are considered public records under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq, though certain criminal history information may be restricted.
Criminal Records. These records are maintained by various agencies, such as Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and local police departments.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Allegheny County are maintained by both Allegheny County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. These booking photos can be accessed through Allegheny County's online systems or by request from the Sheriff's Office.
542 Forbes Avenue, Room 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 • Phone: 412-350-4222 Allegheny County Clerk of Courts, located at 436 Grant Street, Room 130, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (phone: 412-350-4234), maintains official court records and provides certified copies for a fee. 542 Forbes Avenue, Room 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 • Phone: 412-350-4600 Divorce records are maintained by the Office of the Clerk of Courts, Family Division, at 440 Ross Street, Family Division, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (phone: 412-350-5600). 542 Forbes Avenue, Room 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 • Phone: 412-392-4500
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 31 named mine sites inside the county, 15 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 381 holes drawn inside the county, 112 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Clay; Iron; crushed stone.
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. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
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.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Allegheny County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Pennsylvania criminal history record comes from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request. Fee: $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee.
Search the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office (county board of elections) or through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Allegheny County are kept by the Allegheny County recorder of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessment office, and tax bills come from the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests. Online through VitalChek at mycertificates.health.pa.gov, the state's only authorized vendor, by mail to Division of Vital Records, Birth Certificate Processing Unit, PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, or in person at a Vital Records public office. Fee: $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee.
Business entity filings are searched with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.
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