Ohio, Montgomery County
Where Dayton's records are kept. Dayton has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Dayton's own offices, along with State of Ohio offices; the Montgomery County offices are on our Montgomery County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Dayton, Ohio, official site with City Hall at 101 W. Third St., city news, a meeting calendar, service requests and problem reports, and links to the public records portal.
Open official site City of DaytonPolice & jail
Dayton Police Department at 335 W 3rd Street, with police news and calendar, the Dayton Law Enforcement Experience workshops, online report filing and public records requests.
Open official site Dayton Police DepartmentMunicipal court
Dayton Municipal Court, a court of record covering the City of Dayton, sits in the Dayton Montgomery County Courts Building at 301 W. Third St., with case inquiry and ticket and fine payment.
Open official site Dayton Municipal CourtCity records
Dayton public records requests go through the NextRequest portal or the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at City Hall, Second Floor, 101 W. Third St.
Open official site Public Records RequestsCity records
Dayton's Building Inspection Division at 371 W. Second St. reviews construction drawings, issues building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire system and utility permits, inspects work and registers trade contractors.
Open official site Division of Building InspectionPolice & 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
Courthouses in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton serve southern Ohio, open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court posts recent opinions and hearing calendars and takes copy requests and fee payments online.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern 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
14 more Dayton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Dayton, a place of 137,644 people, is the seat of Montgomery County. Court and property records sit with Montgomery County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio. Dayton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Montgomery 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 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 4 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 34 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
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.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Dayton are recorded by the Montgomery County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Montgomery County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the state vital records office, Ohio Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Dayton register with the Ohio Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Dayton requires one, comes from the town or Montgomery County.
Same county
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.