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Find the right office in Hancock 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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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Mississippi Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Hancock County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of Hancock County.
Police Departments. In addition to Hancock County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Hancock County, including the Bay St. Louis Police Department, Waveland Police Department, and Diamondhead Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Hancock County Sheriff's Department, led by the elected Sheriff, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Hancock County. The Sheriff's office is, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520, and can be contacted through the office’s website. Inmate lookup and jail roster information can be accessed through the Sheriff's Department website or by contacting the detention center directly during business hours. Arrest records in Hancock County are considered public records under Mississippi's Public Records Act, codified in Mississippi Code Section 25-61-1 et seq.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Hancock County are maintained by Hancock County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the procedures outlined under the Mississippi Public Records Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing residents to find information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Hancock County are taken and retained by Hancock County Sheriff's Office during the booking process at the detention center. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
Louis, MS 39520 (phone: 228-467-5627), maintains property assessment records, tax maps, and parcel data used for taxation purposes.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the county: 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 47 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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 state says it has no underground mines.
Mississippi 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 106 investigations in Hancock County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,961,728 in back wages agreed for 1,526 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP Corporation, Inc | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $1,046,678 | 427 |
| International Security Management Group, Inc. | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $282,633 | 46 |
| Motex-Cytec Joint Venture | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $125,862 | 66 |
| Mockingbird Cafe LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $46,703 | 25 |
| Silver Slipper Casino Venture, LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $38,649 | 142 |
| King Construction & Environmental Svcs LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $37,390 | 9 |
| Bay Steakhouse, LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $22,790 | 50 |
| Waveland Yun Long Buffet, Inc. | Waveland | 1 | $20,342 | 5 |
| TMS Enterprises, LLC | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $18,859 | 3 |
| Hancock County Board of Supervisors | Kiln | 1 | $15,817 | 10 |
| Dolgencorp, LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 5 | $14,213 | 4 |
| BSLO, LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $14,054 | 19 |
| Resource Network International, Inc. | Stennis Space Center | 2 | $13,968 | 8 |
| ISS Action Inc. | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $13,962 | 22 |
| El Gallo LLC | Kiln | 1 | $12,157 | 6 |
| Diamondhead Hotel, LLC | Diamondhead | 1 | $10,593 | 1 |
| NAVAR Inc. | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $9,412 | 8 |
| CSRA, LLC | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $9,021 | 8 |
| M & M Concrete Services, LLC | Waveland | 1 | $7,770 | 43 |
| A & E Electrical Service & Parts, Inc. | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $7,642 | 18 |
| LMAT Government Services, LLC | Stennis Space Center | 1 | $7,312 | 5 |
| Trapani's Eatery, Inc. | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $6,521 | 41 |
| High & Metal Construction Services, Inc. | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $5,896 | 9 |
| C & D Cabinets LLC | Waveland | 1 | $5,893 | 17 |
| Hancock Hotels of MS, LLC | Bay Saint Louis | 1 | $4,760 | 10 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 91 on the Hancock County record; 24 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 66 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Hancock County Sheriff or a city police department in Hancock County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Hancock County are kept by the Hancock County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
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