Grant County, Indiana Public Records

Investigations closed

55

Back wages agreed

$288,848

Workers due back wages

377

Civil money penalties

$25,550

Employers on the record

50

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 50 on the Grant County record; 10 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 25 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Grant County documents, certificates and property records

Separate courthouse records from Adams Street services

Grant County's Clerk of the Courts is the custodian of court records, judgments, orders and probate filings. Its published contact is 101 E. 4th Street, first floor, Marion, IN 46952, telephone 765-668-8121, with Monday to Friday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Name the court record you need when contacting that office. A filed will, a signed judgment and a marriage-license record may pass through the Clerk but require different search details. Preserve any case number, party names and filing date from your existing paperwork so the inquiry can be directed to the relevant record. Grant Clerk responsibilities and contact.

The Recorder is a separate office at 401 S. Adams Street, third floor, Marion, IN 46953, telephone 765-668-6559, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Its services concern recorded instruments and access to document images. Use a recording number or book and page when available, and supply the grantor, grantee and legal description when seeking an older reference. Do not assume a court order affecting property and a document recorded with the Recorder are the same record. If both are needed, retain a reference from each office. Recorder location and services.

Choose occasional searching or a recurring land account

The Recorder describes Tapestry as an on-demand service for occasional searches, paid per search by credit card. Its description says a search includes viewing images, while printing has an additional charge and no user agreement is required. Laredo is described as an account-based service with subscription choices for regular users. These are different access arrangements. Someone seeking a single known deed should identify the instrument and compare a direct copy request with the service appropriate to the task. A paid search does not mean every possible record about a property has been examined. Source: in.gov.

For recurring work, contact the Recorder about the Laredo account arrangements rather than assuming an occasional-search payment creates a subscription. For a historical chain of transactions, maintain a research log showing each name searched, instrument found and earlier reference to follow. The Recorder also links a property fraud alert service and county GIS. An alert or map can help identify a record to examine, but the recorded document supplies its own parties and description. Save the actual instrument and its recording information with your notes, especially when several owners share a surname. Source: in.gov.

Keep Grant recording fees separate from copy charges

The Recorder's schedule lists deeds and other instruments at $25, including one oversize page, and mortgages at $55. Additional pages exceeding 8.5 by 14 inches carry a separate $5 charge. Those are document and oversized-page products; the mortgage price is not an ordinary deed-copy price. Copy size changes the Grant charge: a page measuring no more than 11 by 17 inches costs $1, while a larger copied page costs $5. Determine the instrument category and requested copy size before estimating a payment. Keep filing an instrument separate from buying a copy of an instrument already recorded. Recorder fee schedule.

Certification is listed separately at $5 per document. Ask for the total for the actual copy length and certification service instead of treating that component as the complete price. The Recorder accepts card payments and publishes a 3 percent convenience charge, with a $1 minimum on transactions below $33. A payment-service fee belongs to that payment method; it should not be silently added to a cash or check comparison. When requesting a mailed or electronic copy, describe the delivery method and let the office identify the applicable charge before sending payment. Source: in.gov. Source: in.gov.

Order a Grant event certificate with the local application details

The Health Department's Vital Records Division describes local birth and death certificate requests for events occurring in Grant County. A mailed birth request can use the application or a letter giving the full birth name, date of birth, parents' names including the mother's maiden name, legal address and daytime telephone. The instructions require identification, a stamped self-addressed return envelope and a money order; personal checks are not accepted. They list a $15 charge per certified birth copy. Check the stated relationship requirements before applying rather than assuming that knowing a name makes someone eligible. Grant Vital Records instructions.

For a death certificate, the instructions ask for the decedent's name, the requester's relationship, approximate death date, identification, return envelope and money order, and list $15 per copy. The mailing address is Grant County Health Department, 401 S. Adams Street, Marion, IN 46953. The office describes same-day processing of received mail, but that is not a postal delivery promise or a complete elapsed-time guarantee. Allow the office to identify missing information before relying on a particular arrival date. A local health certificate is a separate product from a court order or a Recorder document. Source: in.gov.

Use the Marion library route for older family research

Grant Vital Records directs researchers to Marion Public Library for birth and death records on microfilm before 1979. It identifies the Indiana Room at 600 S. Washington Street, Marion, IN 46953. For later material, it points to the Health Department and a death-record search route covering 1979 onward. Ask about the particular name, approximate date and source collection before planning a research visit. A microfilm entry useful for family history may not be the certified certificate needed for an administrative purpose. Keep the research citation and any certificate order separate in the family file. Source: in.gov.

The same local instructions describe alternatives when an applicant does not have a driver's license or state identification card, including specified documents bearing the applicant's signature and an immediate-family route. Review that list against the actual documents available rather than substituting an unrelated proof of address. Corrections and paternity matters are also separate Vital Records services; they are not accomplished merely by ordering another certificate. Explain whether the task is to obtain a copy, locate historical information or change an existing record. That distinction allows the office to identify the relevant process and supporting material. Source: in.gov.

Read the property card before asking about a value

The Assessor describes a GIS collection containing property location, owner history, assessed values, land and improvement details, sketches, photographs and property record cards. It identifies sales information from 2008 onward. Those fields document the county's assessment information, so begin with the parcel and assessment year and identify the entry being questioned. A building sketch may help explain a recorded characteristic; the deed remains the document to consult for conveyance language. Save the card or other record being discussed so the Assessor can identify the same entry rather than working from a description of a screen. Assessor data and contacts.

The Assessor is at 401 S. Adams Street, fifth floor, Marion, IN 46953, telephone 765-668-4773, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Its instructions direct tax-payment questions to the Treasurer at 765-668-6556 and homestead or other deduction questions to the Auditor at 765-668-6552. Thus a discrepancy in value, a missing deduction and a payment-history inquiry have different starting contacts. Identify the issue before sending the same general property request to several offices. Use the current notice and office instructions for a filing deadline rather than carrying forward an older annual deadline. Source: in.gov.

Distinguish judicial copies, election records and Sheriff records

The Clerk's published fee table lists photocopies at $1 per page and a certified instrument copy at $1.10 per page. It separately prices new marriage licenses. Specify whether the court-copy request needs certification and identify the exact document; a new-license charge does not establish the cost of a completed marriage-record copy. Court records may include a docket, judgment, order and financial transactions that answer different questions. Retain the office's description of what was provided and its case reference. Where the Clerk cannot identify the record from the information supplied, narrow the inquiry with the parties and date. Clerk copy fees.

Grant publishes a separate Elections and Voter Registration collection with current election information, past results, forms and candidate material. Use the election date and the particular record title when requesting material; a candidate list and certified result are different records. The Sheriff separately lists administration at 214 E. 4th Street, Marion, IN 46953, telephone 765-662-9836, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and non-emergency dispatch at 765-668-8168. Sheriff administrative hours do not establish jail-visitation access. For an incident inquiry, identify the responding agency and report reference separately from a court disposition search. Election record starting point.