Pennsylvania, 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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Police & jail
Department of Community Corrections Intermediate Punishment, the custody facility serving Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with inmate information and visiting rules as the facility publishes them.
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County Treasurer Office Property Tax Information, the office that values property for tax in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
Open official site County Treasurer Office Property Tax InformationPolice & jail
Delaware County Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Delaware County Criminal RecordsVital records
Delaware County Birth Certificates and Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Delaware County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
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Delaware County Department of Veterans Affairs: Help for local veterans pertaining to the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Open official site Delaware County Department of Veterans AffairsPolice & jail
Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole, with the adult and juvenile supervision information the department publishes for the county.
Open official site Delaware County Adult Probation and ParoleProperty records
Delaware Recorder of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
Open official site Delaware Recorder of DeedsPolice & jail
Delaware County District Attorney: Criminal investigations, crime prevention and prosecution, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Delaware County District AttorneyVital records
Division of Vital Records Death Certificates, the office that issues certificates for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Division of Vital Records Death CertificatesCity records
Directory of Delaware County Government Departments, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
Open official site Directory of Delaware County Government DepartmentsFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site Delaware County U.S. CensusEverything else, organized
33 more Delaware County sources not listed above.
Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Delaware County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Delaware County.
Police Departments. Delaware County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Delaware County Sheriff's Office and various municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Delaware County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at Delaware County Government Center at 201 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063, provides law enforcement services including courthouse security, warrant service, and civil process. Delaware County operates the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, located at 500 Cheyney Road, Thornton, PA 19373, which houses inmates for Delaware County. Municipal police departments throughout Delaware County include Chester City Police Department, Upper Darby Police Department, Haverford Township Police Department, Radnor Township Police Department, Springfield Township Police Department, Ridley Township Police Department, Marple Township Police Department, and numerous other county and township departments serving Delaware County's 49 municipalities. Arrest records in Delaware County are public records under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. Criminal history records are also available through the Pennsylvania State Police, which maintains the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH) system.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Delaware County are maintained by Delaware County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 19 named mine sites inside the county, 17 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 15 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Chromium; dimension 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.
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 Delaware County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Delaware 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 Delaware County are kept by the Delaware 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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