Boone County, Indiana Public Records

Investigations closed

45

Back wages agreed

$206,106

Workers due back wages

321

Civil money penalties

$2,250

Employers on the record

43

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 43 on the Boone County record; 7 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 18 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Boone County document indexes, court dispositions and local certificates

Choose the Boone courthouse desk by record type

Boone County's Recorder preserves instruments submitted for recording, while its Clerk administers court files and election responsibilities. Recorded deeds, mortgages, liens, plats and powers of attorney belong to the Recorder's collection. Pleadings, motions, judgments and decrees belong to the Clerk's court-record work. Keep those collections separate when a property dispute or estate research requires both. The fact that offices occupy the courthouse does not make their indexes interchangeable, and a recording reference is different from a court cause number. Boone Recorder responsibilities.

The Clerk's judicial functions include retaining evidence and rulings, issuing court process and certifying court records. It also issues marriage licenses and performs election duties. When contacting the office, name the service at the start of the request so staff can route it correctly. A request for an old marriage record, a sentencing order and a voter-registration question may all reach the Clerk, but each needs different identifying details and may involve a different record system. Boone Clerk functions.

Distinguish Boone counter addresses and schedules

The Recorder lists 202 Courthouse Square, Lebanon, IN 46052, telephone 765-482-3070, and Monday through Friday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office maintains and certifies recorded instruments. Bring or provide a document reference if one is already known. If the request starts with an owner name alone, ask which index and recording period are appropriate before purchasing a copy; spelling variations and older ownership names may need separate examination. boonecounty.in.gov

The Clerk lists 212 Courthouse Square, Lebanon, IN 46052, telephone 765-482-3510, also Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Court fees, copy requests and case inquiries should identify the cause number whenever available. Before traveling for a service beyond inspecting a file, ask which form or payment method the office needs. The Clerk's posted notice states that it no longer performs marriage ceremonies, although it continues to issue marriage licenses. boonecounty.in.gov

Resolve Boone online-index dates before concluding absence

The Recorder links online document searching and names Doxpop as its access partner. Its Records Lookup description contains conflicting historical coverage statements: one gives deeds from January 1988 and other instruments from January 1989; another gives deeds from January 1993 and other instruments from January 1996. Those differing descriptions make a single online starting date unreliable. Ask the Recorder which date applies to the specific index or image collection being searched, particularly for an older transaction. Boone online-record coverage.

For research around an index boundary, keep the party names, expected recording period and any citation from a later deed. Use those details to ask whether the office can locate the record in another index or in the retained original collection. An unsuccessful portal search can reflect coverage, spelling or document classification. It should not be used by itself to conclude that no instrument was recorded. The Recorder's office remains the authority for its holdings and official copies. boonecounty.in.gov

Separate Boone copying from flat recording prices

The Recorder's fee schedule lists copies no larger than 11 by 17 inches at $1 per page and larger copies at $5 per page. Certification is listed separately at $5 per document. A certified ordinary-size deed copy consequently depends on the number of pages plus the certification component. Tell staff whether you need an ordinary research copy or certification and whether any oversized sheet is part of the instrument before calculating the total. Boone Recorder fee schedule.

Recording is a different purchase. The schedule lists mortgages at $55 and deeds, UCC instruments and other stated instruments at $25, including an oversize page, with specified additional charges for oversized pages and some other circumstances. These are document-based charges, so they should not be treated as a first-page recording price followed by an assumed ordinary-page rate. The Recorder also asks mailed recording submissions to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the returned documents. boonecounty.in.gov

Ask for the Boone court document that answers the question

The Clerk provides a request form for background-check or disposition inquiries. Its fields include the requester's contact information, the defendant, the cause number and the desired documents. The listed choices include probable cause, charging, sentencing and revocation documents, with an option for another specified item. Select the document that addresses the actual need: an accusation is different from a final disposition, and a sentencing entry is different from a later order changing the case. Boone disposition request.

Retain the cause number found during the initial case search and describe any required certification in the request. A court file from Boone documents that particular proceeding; it is not automatically a statewide or fingerprint-based criminal history. If a receiving organization has prescribed a state background-check product, compare that requirement with the local document being ordered. The Clerk's form helps obtain specific court records and does not turn every local response into a search of every Indiana jurisdiction. boonecounty.in.gov

Order Boone event certificates from the local registrar

Boone County Health Department's local vital service requires the birth or death to have occurred in Boone County after 1882. It lists certified birth and death certificates at $15 each. Requests go to 116 W. Washington Street, Suite B202, Lebanon, IN 46052, and require a clear copy of a valid driver's license or state-issued photo ID. Provide the completed application and identify the event carefully; residence in Boone does not substitute for an event having occurred there. Boone local vital instructions.

The vital office does not accept out-of-state checks and instructs those customers to use a money order or certified check. Card payments carry an additional fee. Its direct registrar contact is 765-482-3942, option 2, and the posted office schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Specify whether the request concerns a certificate, correction, paternity affidavit or another service, because the office lists them as separate transactions rather than a single interchangeable record request. boonecounty.in.gov

Keep Boone genealogy timing separate from certificate issuance

The Health Department does not offer genealogy work on a walk-in basis and asks researchers to allow 6 to 8 weeks. It warns that birth and death searches between 1882 and 1920 may not yield complete information. Its uncertified genealogy birth and death records are each listed at $15, nonrefundable. A genealogy-search estimate applies to that research service; it should not be represented as the standard turnaround for every certified vital request. boonecounty.in.gov

Close the Boone search with the correct final record

The Clerk's marriage instructions require both applicants to appear to sign and obtain the license even when the application begins online. The published amounts are $29 for Boone County residents and $69 when neither applicant resides in Indiana, with a 60-day license period. Those application prices do not establish the fee for a later certified marriage-record copy. Ask separately for the recorded marriage proof and identify the license office if the ceremony occurred elsewhere in Indiana. Boone marriage instructions.

The Sheriff's official homepage links an inmate search, warrants and court-case services. Use its own links to begin a custody inquiry, then follow the case reference to the Clerk if the question concerns the court outcome. Save the date of a custody lookup with your notes because custody status can change independently of the historical arrest or court file. A released person can still have a court record, and an inmate listing is not a substitute for the disposition document requested by an employer or another institution. Boone Sheriff services.

Retrieve Boone record cards with the correct GIS search syntax

The Assessor links current property record cards and sales disclosures through its GIS service and public office terminals. Its search instructions distinguish a local parcel number without dashes from a state parcel number with its punctuation, and use only the last name for a name search. In-office terminal printing is listed at $0.10 per page. For a sales disclosure tied to an inactive parcel, the office points to the state DLGF sales-search service instead of the current parcel lookup. Boone record-card and sales-disclosure instructions.