Henry County, Indiana Public Records

Investigations closed

30

Back wages agreed

$342,102

Workers due back wages

193

Civil money penalties

$23,137

Employers on the record

25

Every employer on the Henry County record, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Indiana wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

Henry Indiana court-file contacts, local certificate orders and recorded-document routes

Use the Henry Justice Center clerk for a filed court document

The Indiana judiciary's current court directory lists Henry County Clerk at 1215 Race Street, Suite 120, New Castle, IN 47362, telephone 765-529-6401. Its local Henry page directs people to the court for copies of documents that are not available online. Start a copy inquiry with the case number, party names and title of the filed order needed. A courthouse search result and a certified copy from the record custodian serve different purposes, so state any certification requirement when contacting the Clerk. Sources: Court and Clerk directory and Henry court contact guidance.

The same directory lists three Henry Circuit Courts at 1215 Race Street: Court 1 in Room 340, telephone 765-529-1403; Court 2 in Room 320, telephone 765-529-6408; and Court 3 in Room 220, telephone 765-521-2554. These judicial-office numbers are separate from the Clerk's copy-request contact. Check the court number on the case before directing a scheduling question to one of the court offices, rather than treating every Race Street suite as interchangeable. Source: in.gov

Separate New Castle City Court from Henry Circuit cases

New Castle City Court has a different address in the state directory: 227 N. Main Street, New Castle, IN 47362, telephone 765-521-6824. It should not be folded into the three Circuit Court offices at the Justice Center. The state identifies Henry within Judicial District 15 along with Blackford, Delaware, Jay and Randolph counties. That administrative district description does not mean the other county clerks maintain Henry's filed documents. Source: in.gov

Indiana's system-participation list identifies Henry Circuit Courts 1, 2 and 3 separately and also lists Henry/New Castle City Court. It records December 12, 2011 system dates for the Circuit courts and April 7, 2023 for the City Court. Those are system-participation dates, not proof that every older case or image begins there. Select the appropriate court and retain its case identifier when following up with a clerk about an older or unlinked document. Participating Indiana courts.

Distinguish Henry public case information from available online documents

The judiciary's public-records directory links MyCase and says that some court documents and filings are available online without charge. It directs users back to the county clerk when the requested document is not available there. Use a known case number where possible and check the case heading before reading events or orders. A missing document link should lead to a request to the custodian, rather than a conclusion that no underlying document exists. Indiana court-record access routes.

The public-access chart shows why case types matter. It allows nonconfidential civil-collection documents online, limits online felony and misdemeanor material to sentencing orders in the listed categories, and does not make ordinary domestic-relations documents available online to the general public. Adoption and specified juvenile categories are separately restricted. Other authorized audiences can have different access. Describe the particular record sought and your relationship to the case when asking the Clerk about a document that is not publicly displayed. Public document-access chart.

Prepare a Henry Health Department certificate request with identification

Henry County Health Department's Vital Records office lists telephone 765-521-7059, option 1, and vitalrecords@henrycounty.in.gov. Its published office window is weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch closure from noon to 1 p.m. The department gives a mailing address of 216 S. 12th Street, New Castle, IN 47362. Its instructions accept requests by US mail, email and fax; telephone questions can clarify the required form and the appropriate arrangements for the requested service. Henry vital-record instructions.

For a birth or death certificate, the county requires the completed request form, valid photo identification and payment of twenty dollars per copy. Cash, check and card payments are listed, with a 3 percent convenience fee for credit or debit transactions. The office says certificates will not be issued until all required items are supplied. This twenty-dollar local copy price should remain separate from the Indiana state office's prices and from any online vendor's processing or delivery charges. Source: in.gov

Choose the proper Indiana birth or death form and issuing office

Indiana Health directs local certificate customers to the health department in the county where the event occurred and states that the state Vital Records office has no walk-in service. Its mail instructions distinguish birth application Form 49607 from death application Form 49606. The state also offers authorized phone and online ordering. Confirm the issuing office and event type before sending a form, so a death-certificate request is not prepared on the state's birth application. Indiana certificate-ordering choices.

The state's ordering instructions require a direct interest and supporting identification or relationship documentation appropriate to the requester. Their published state processing estimate is separate from Henry's local counter and mail service. For a Henry request, use the county's own contact and twenty-dollar fee instruction; for a state order, follow the state's current application and payment instructions. A processing estimate for one issuing office should not be used as a delivery promise for the other. Source: in.gov and in.gov

Account for Henry recorded-document service changes when using old links

Doxpop's December 19, 2024 notice announced that Henry Recorder planned a January 2025 software transition to Tapestry. The provider specifically warned that documents filed after December 27, 2024 would not be found on Doxpop, and that its property-watch updates would stop as part of the change. This dated notice concerns that provider's Henry land-record service; it does not establish the county's current subscription price or the earliest image held by the replacement system. Source: Doxpop's notice of December 19, 2024.

For a deed or mortgage request, keep the parties' names, instrument date and recording reference together and ask the Recorder's office, 765-529-4304, which research or copy service fits. The Recorder's page describes two online services: Laredo, a subscription for firms that need daily access to the land records, and Tapestry, for an occasional search. A request for a certified recorded instrument also differs from a vendor search account or an automated alert about a newly recorded transaction. Sources: Doxpop's notice of December 19, 2024 and the Henry County Recorder.

Keep Henry parcel assessment questions distinct from tax-payment records

Indiana DLGF maintains separate guidance for county and township assessment records, sales disclosures, exemptions and review procedures. For Henry property research, identify the parcel and assessment year before contacting the county Assessor; an assessment-value question is different from locating the deed in the Recorder's collection. The state tax-bill service separately explains that its displayed information comes from county submissions and directs users to local officials for account questions. Sources: State assessment resources and State tax-bill information.

For voter information, the Secretary of State's election page links Indiana Voters, online registration and the applicable election calendars. Use the current registration and polling-place tools for an individual voting question, and distinguish those services from requesting an existing county election record. An address used for a court case or tax account should not be assumed to establish the voter's currently assigned polling location. Indiana election-information routes.

Use the verified Henry Jail and Sheriff facility location

The state's facility directory dated November 5, 2026 identifies Henry County Jail-Sheriff Department at 1033 Ron Lampe Way, New Castle, IN 47362. That facility is separate from the Clerk and Circuit Courts at 1215 Race Street. Use the jail's official county route for a custody inquiry and the Clerk for a filed case document. The state facility listing establishes the named location; it does not supply records-counter hours, visitation rules or a general inmate-information telephone number. Sources: State facility listing and Henry jail office route.

Describe the Henry agency record before choosing a request method

The Public Access Counselor's currently linked handbook explains that a request should identify an existing record with reasonable particularity and that an agency may require its own written form. Its response guidance distinguishes twenty-four hours for an in-person or telephone request from seven calendar days for mail, email or fax. Those periods concern the initial response rather than completed production. State the record, date span and preferred copy format so the receiving Henry office can identify and route the request. Sources: Public Access Counselor guidance and Published access handbook.

Keep Indiana limited-history fees separate from fingerprint screening

Indiana State Police describes Limited Criminal History as an Indiana name-based product whose completeness depends on reporting participation. Its online landing lists fifteen dollars per subscriber search or 15.70 dollars by credit card and charges completed searches even when no record is found. The currently linked mail form lists seven dollars for that eligible-purpose request; the current mail instructions require a money order. These are method-specific prices, rather than one interchangeable charge. Sources: Limited-history instructions and Online search prices and Current linked mail-request form.

ISP's National Full Criminal History service uses fingerprints through the INkless network and its contracted provider. It is a separate product from the limited Indiana name search and should be selected according to the requesting organization's requirement. Neither a Henry court docket search nor the limited-history price establishes a national fingerprint-screening fee. Verify the required product before enrollment, and retain the resulting record under the service's own instructions. National fingerprint service.