Indiana, county records
Find the right office in Delaware 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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County court
The Indiana Judicial Branch lists the federal courts that sit in Indiana: the Northern and Southern District Courts, their bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit. Federal case files are searched through PACER.
Open official site Indiana Federal CasesState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
Open official site Indiana Unclaimed PropertyVital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsState records
Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
Open official site Indiana Teacher LookupCounty court
Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
Open official site Indiana Lawyer LookupVital records
Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Death RecordsVital records
Public access to marriage licenses issued in Indiana.
Open official site Indiana Marriage License Public LookupLocal record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Delaware County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Delaware County.
Police Departments. Delaware County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Delaware County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Muncie Police Department, Yorktown Police Department, and Albany Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Delaware County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1717 West Royerton Road, Muncie, IN 47304, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Delaware County. Delaware County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving sentences. Arrest records in Delaware County are considered public information under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act (IC 5-14-3), which establishes that law enforcement agencies must provide access to arrest logs, booking reports, and related documents upon request.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Delaware County are maintained by Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records through the Sheriff's Office, either in person or via written request.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Delaware County are taken and retained by Delaware County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request. Individuals seeking to view or obtain mugshots can do so through the online inmate lookup tool provided by the Sheriff's Office, which offers a searchable database of current and past detainees.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 13 mine sites inside the county: 5 past producers, now closed, 6 sites producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 26 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Limestone, Dimension; 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. The DNR subsidence insurance page (www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/mine-subsidence/subsidence-insurance) says the Division of Reclamation fills subsidence holes but does not pay for structural damage, which is what the fund is for.
Indiana 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 100 investigations in Delaware County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $764,128 in back wages agreed for 1,577 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Masonry/Turner Masonry/Innovations Build | Muncie | 1 | $106,539 | 36 |
| Saint Gobain Containers, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $104,860 | 11 |
| PV Mexican Restaurant Concepts, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $54,116 | 47 |
| Hillcroft Services, Inc. | Muncie | 3 | $47,716 | 544 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | Muncie | 1 | $38,928 | 29 |
| Center Township Fire Department | Muncie | 1 | $33,171 | 30 |
| Electromation of Delaware County, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $31,123 | 17 |
| McGuff Roofing, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $28,185 | 38 |
| Action to Save and Preserve Properties, LLC | Muncie | 1 | $26,842 | 23 |
| B & B Tool Manufacturing, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $23,051 | 25 |
| Wall Tek, LLC | Yorktown | 1 | $20,808 | 11 |
| Advanced Property Preservation, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $16,965 | 2 |
| King Buffet of Indiana, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $15,571 | 14 |
| Terhune's, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $12,683 | 1 |
| Fuji Sushi & Hibachi Incorporated | Muncie | 2 | $12,442 | 9 |
| Fisher Meats, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $9,926 | 1 |
| Cardinal Dining Sevices | Muncie | 1 | $9,114 | 26 |
| Town of Daleville | Daleville | 1 | $8,635 | 8 |
| Huffer Memorial Children's Center | Muncie | 1 | $8,268 | 17 |
| 3 D Company, Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $7,576 | 26 |
| B & R Delivery | Muncie | 1 | $6,523 | 6 |
| Advanced Behavioral Consultation, Inc | Albany | 1 | $5,184 | 1 |
| C4SEM Enterprises Inc | Muncie | 1 | $4,721 | 10 |
| Fifteenth and Hoyt Package Store Inc. | Muncie | 1 | $4,611 | 4 |
| Higgs Trucking | Selma | 1 | $4,408 | 2 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 86 on the Delaware County record; 21 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 61 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
The Delaware County Clerk keeps the official trial-court files and marriage records. Its counter is at the Justice Center, 3100 South Tillotson Avenue, Muncie, IN 47302, rather than the Recorder's Main Street office. The Clerk lists weekday service from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a daily closure from noon to 1 p.m. For a court copy, find the case number and identify the order, judgment or other filing by title and date. The copy instructions recommend calling to establish the page count before paying. A broad request for an entire file may include material that does not serve the intended purpose. County Clerk location and service responsibilities.
The Clerk charges $1 per page for court copies plus $3 per document for certification, while its certified marriage-license copy is $4. A divorce decree's cost therefore depends on the number of pages and required certification. The marriage-copy instructions ask for both parties' names, marriage date, a contact telephone number and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The current copy instructions contain conflicting north/south directions for Tillotson Avenue in the mailing and pickup passages, so confirm the postal destination with 765-747-7726 before mailing. Counter location is consistently identified as South Tillotson by the main Clerk office listing. Document-copy requirements and charges.
Delaware's Recorder lists a $25 recording charge for deeds, UCC filings and other documents, and $55 for mortgages. Its extra-page charge applies to oversized pages rather than being a standard charge for every additional sheet. Ordinary copies no larger than 11 by 17 inches cost $1 per page, larger copies cost $5 per page, and certification costs $5 per document. Request the document reference, paper size and certification requirement together when asking for a quote. A payment to record a new deed will not order a copy of an earlier conveyance, and a property card from another office will not reproduce that deed. Recorder fees and document categories.
The county offers Tapestry for occasional online land-record searches and Laredo for recurring users. Its Tapestry instructions list a $6.95 search charge that includes image viewing, with printing priced separately at $1.50 for the first page and $1.25 for additional pages. Laredo requires a subscription arranged through the Recorder. Decide whether a document number, grantor or grantee, date range or legal description gives the most focused search before initiating a paid session. Public research computers also are available at the Recorder's office. The available access methods have different billing models, so compare the intended research task instead of assuming all online viewing is free. County-authorized remote land services.
The local Vital Records office lists certified birth and death certificates at $20 each. Its Delaware event holdings run from 1882 to the present, and it can also print records from elsewhere in Indiana when the required information is fully entered in the state system. An applicant must establish a direct interest, identify the record and present accepted identification. Ask whether a specific older or out-of-county event is available before arranging a visit. A separate $5 duplicate-record entry does not establish that every additional certified certificate costs that amount, so obtain a product-specific quote for multiple copies. Delaware vital-record coverage and fees.
Delaware Vital Records distinguishes ordinary certificate orders from paternity, correction and genealogy services. It offers genealogy copies as uncertified records and requires appointments for the designated services. Before seeking a correction, explain which entry is wrong and ask what evidence and form the registrar needs; paying for another certificate does not itself amend the registration. The office is on the first floor of the Health Department at 125 North Mulberry Street, Muncie, and departmental hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The registrar and assistant registrar have separate listed extensions for follow-up. Health Department office and registrar contacts.
The Indiana State Library's Delaware research guide lists indexes, microfilm and local collections that can help identify a historical event before an original-record request. Use the cited index entry as a lead and ask the custodian for the underlying record. State Library Delaware County research inventory.
The county's Beacon route can search by address, owner or parcel number and provides property-card downloads, transfer history, assessed values and tax information. Review the parcel and tax year before comparing entries. The Assessor deals with assessment and appeals, the Auditor with exemptions and parcel changes, the Treasurer with payment records, and the Recorder with filed instruments. A house sketch or tax-history entry can help identify the property without resolving every question about the legal conveyance. Keep the parcel number with the deed reference so a request to the next office points to the same tract. County property-card and map resources.
The county's property-office directory describes these separate responsibilities and routes requests to the appropriate department. Property office assignments.
Delaware's Sheriff contact directory lists the Sheriff, jail, county investigations, Muncie police and local courts separately. A report request should name the responding agency, incident date, location and report number if available; the court case number is a different reference. The Sheriff's administrative line is 765-747-7885 and the jail information line is 765-747-7870. The contact form is designated for non-emergency questions. For a custody question, ask the jail about the person and current record; for the filed criminal case, follow the Clerk's case-record process. This avoids treating a current booking entry as the final court disposition. Sheriff and public-safety contact directory.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Court files, certified copies, marriage records and elections.
Office page: delawarecounty.in.gov
Recorded land documents and assumed business names.
Office page: delawarecounty.in.gov
Birth, death, paternity, correction and genealogy services.
Office page: delawarecounty.in.gov
Assessment records and property appeals.
Office page: delawarecounty.in.gov
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Delaware County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Delaware County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Indiana criminal history record comes from the Indiana State Police, Criminal History Services. Online Limited Criminal History search by name, date of birth, race and gender, covering Indiana felony and misdemeanor arrests; the fingerprint based National Full Criminal History gives a fuller report. Fee: $15.70 per record by credit card online; $15.00 per record for IN.gov subscribers.
Search the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry, 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 or through the Indiana Election Division (Secretary of State). You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 29 days before an election; for the 2026 general election the deadline was October 5, 2026.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Delaware County are kept by the Delaware County Recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer, who mails the property tax bill; the county auditor and treasurer calculate the bills together. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Indiana come from the Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. To buy a birth or death certificate in person, visit the local health department where the birth or death occurred; the state office has no walk in service. In person at the local health department where the event occurred, by mail with State Form 49607 to the address on the form, online through VitalChek (the only IDOH approved online vendor), or by phone at (866) 601-0891. Fee: $10.00 for the first birth certificate and $4.00 for each additional copy (death certificates $8.00 first copy).
Business entity filings are searched with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services (INBiz). Indiana has no single statewide business license; a business using an assumed name records it with the County Recorder, and many trades need local licenses.
The main Clerk listing gives a noon to 1 p.m. closure on weekdays. Its counter hours otherwise run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clerk schedule.
The local Clerk lists $4 for each certified marriage-license copy. Supply the parties' names and marriage date, and confirm mailing instructions with the office. Marriage-copy instructions.
The Vital Records list separates duplicate records from $20 birth and death certificates. Ask the registrar which product applies before treating the duplicate price as a certified-copy discount. Local vital fee categories.
The department says it can print statewide birth and death records when the necessary information is fully entered. Ask about the specific event before visiting. State-system availability.
Its listed additional-page charge applies to pages larger than 8.5 by 14 inches. The ordinary deed recording fee is $25, separate from copying charges. Recorder fee scope.
The county says image viewing is included in the $6.95 search fee. Printing is a separate charge. Tapestry pricing.
The county's Beacon property-information route provides a PDF property-card download along with assessment, transfer and tax information. Property-card access.
The Clerk keeps marriage records. The State Library's county guide also lists indexes and other research aids that can help identify the entry before a copy request. Original custodians and research aids.
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.