Ohio, Cuyahoga County
Where Bedford's records are kept. Court and property records for Bedford sit with Cuyahoga County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio.
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Bedford relies on Cuyahoga County and the State of Ohio for its public records. The cards below are the Ohio state offices, and the Cuyahoga County offices are on our Cuyahoga County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
The Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is Ohio's clearinghouse for missing person data: it keeps databases of missing children and adults, issues alerts and takes tips. Families should call local police first.
Open official site Ohio Attorney General Missing PersonsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Ohio History Connection research library in Columbus offers genealogy guides, its catalog and Ohio death certificates from 1908 to 1970; since July 2026 it opens Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open official site Ohio History Connection Archives and LibraryCounty court
Besides PACER and e-filing links, the court sells hearing audio, $32 on CD or $2.40 per MP3 file through PACER, and accepts proofs of claim online without a login.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of OhioCounty court
The Supreme Court of Ohio lists each county's common pleas, municipal and county courts, with links to every court's own website and local rules.
Open official site Supreme Court of Ohio Courts by CountyEverything else, organized
17 more Bedford sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Bedford, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Bedford in ZIP code 44146 keeps its own council and town business records. The Cuyahoga County offices are in Cleveland, the county seat. Our Cuyahoga County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 40 investigations with a Bedford address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $720,120 in back wages agreed for 950 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Home Health Care, Inc. | 1 | $232,027 | 124 |
| Pearl's Hope, Inc. | 1 | $183,278 | 63 |
| Amara Home Care Services, Inc. | 1 | $83,786 | 123 |
| Homeworks Logistics, LLC | 1 | $41,131 | 265 |
| Serafina, LLC | 4 | $40,632 | 32 |
| Sirna Construction, Inc. | 1 | $22,500 | 38 |
| McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, Inc. | 1 | $22,437 | 33 |
| B-Trice Home Health Agency LLC | 1 | $20,357 | 52 |
| Post Painting Inc. | 1 | $15,907 | 12 |
| Cleveland Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. | 1 | $14,805 | 9 |
| Pegasus Interiors, Inc. | 1 | $12,894 | 27 |
| All Around Children Learning Centers, LLC | 1 | $8,000 | 72 |
| Ima Care, Inc. | 1 | $7,824 | 8 |
| Graebel Movers, Inc | 1 | $7,802 | 12 |
| Beford Pictorial Studio, Inc. | 1 | $6,424 | 1 |
| Crystal Clear Building Services, Inc. | 3 | $5,942 | 9 |
| Sytems Seals, Inc. | 1 | $3,997 | 12 |
| Pioneer Environmental Systems, Inc. | 1 | $3,517 | 12 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 1 | $2,968 | 42 |
| Chores Unlimited, Inc. | 6 | $2,478 | 22 |
| OCP Contractors, Inc. | 1 | $1,469 | 1 |
| Northfield North, INC. | 1 | $963 | 2 |
| Amara Home Health Care | 1 | $809 | 1 |
| Winking LIZARD, INC. | 1 | $672 | 1 |
| A Bee C Service, Inc. | 1 | $303 | 3 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 34 whose address on the record is in Bedford; 14 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 9 more with smaller records are on the Ohio wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Ohio is run by the Ohio Secretary of State, and the county board of elections keeps the roll for Bedford. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. The fee is $21.50 for each certified birth or death record. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records.
Deeds for property in Bedford are recorded by the county recorder, the county auditor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Cuyahoga County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Bedford register with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division, which runs the state business entity search. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
Ohio criminal history checks are run by the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The fee is $22.00 for a BCI check. Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140.
Same county
Other places in Cuyahoga County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Cuyahoga County records are on the county page.