Ohio, Franklin County
Where Hilliard's records are kept. Hilliard has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hilliard's own offices, along with State of Ohio offices; the Franklin County offices are on our Franklin County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the City of Hilliard, Ohio, with City Hall at 3800 Municipal Way: city departments and news, the city charter and code, permits and public records.
Open official site City of HilliardPolice & jail
The Hilliard Division of Police at 5171 Northwest Parkway: administration, community relations and public records contacts, community services and programs, and transparency in policing reports.
Open official site City of Hilliard Division of PolicePolice & jail
Hilliard's Police Support Services Bureau processes police public records such as incident reports, requested with an online form, by phone or in person at 5171 Northwest Parkway at any hour.
Open official site Police Public Records RequestMunicipal court
Hilliard Mayor's Court sits Wednesday mornings in the Joint Safety Services Building, 5171 Northwest Parkway, with an online case search, ticket payment and court fee information.
Open official site Hilliard Mayor's CourtCity records
How to make a public records request to the City of Hilliard under Ohio law, what the request must identify, and the records the city keeps on its functions and operations.
Open official site City of Hilliard Public RecordsCity records
The Hilliard Building Standards Division issues construction permits, approves plans and makes site inspections under state and local codes, with permit filing through the OpenGov portal.
Open official site Building Standards DivisionPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
The Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is Ohio's clearinghouse for missing person data: it keeps databases of missing children and adults, issues alerts and takes tips. Families should call local police first.
Open official site Ohio Attorney General Missing PersonsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Ohio History Connection research library in Columbus offers genealogy guides, its catalog and Ohio death certificates from 1908 to 1970; since July 2026 it opens Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open official site Ohio History Connection Archives and LibraryCounty court
Courthouses in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton serve southern Ohio, open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court posts recent opinions and hearing calendars and takes copy requests and fee payments online.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of OhioCounty court
The Supreme Court of Ohio lists each county's common pleas, municipal and county courts, with links to every court's own website and local rules.
Open official site Supreme Court of Ohio Courts by CountyEverything else, organized
12 more Hilliard sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Hilliard, a place of 37,114 people, is in Franklin County, whose county seat is Columbus. Court and property records sit with Franklin County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio. Hilliard's own offices are in the cards above, and our Franklin County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Ohio is run by the Ohio Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Hilliard.
Deeds for property in Hilliard are recorded by the Franklin County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Franklin County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the state vital records office, Ohio Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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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.