Indiana, Lake County
Where Hobart's records are kept. Hobart has its own city government, police department, municipal court, clerk's office and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hobart's own offices, along with the Lake County and State of Indiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the City of Hobart, Indiana, with City Hall at 414 Main Street: city departments, the municipal code, online services and payments, and sewer billing.
Open official site City of HobartPolice & jail
Hobart Police Department at 705 E. 4th Street: records, accident and incident reports, background and criminal history checks, handgun permits, vehicle impound releases and the detective bureau.
Open official site Hobart Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Hobart Police Records at 705 E. 4th Street files offense, accident and arrest reports, processes traffic citations and firearm permit applications, and is open weekdays and Saturdays.
Open official site Hobart Police Department RecordsMunicipal court
Hobart City Court hears city ordinance violations, infractions such as speeding tickets, misdemeanors, evictions and smaller civil cases, with its court calendar, forms and attorney center online.
Open official site Hobart City CourtProperty records
The Hobart Clerk-Treasurer at 414 Main Street keeps the records of the City Council and the Board of Public Works and Safety, the minutes of city boards and the city accounts.
Open official site Hobart Clerk-TreasurerCity records
The Hobart Building Department issues building permits and performs inspections, with pages for rental registration, licensed contractor lists, adopted codes and business licenses in the city.
Open official site Hobart Building DepartmentVital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsVital records
Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Death RecordsCounty court
The Indiana Judicial Branch lists the federal courts that sit in Indiana: the Northern and Southern District Courts, their bankruptcy courts and the 7th Circuit. Federal case files are searched through PACER.
Open official site Indiana Federal CasesCounty court
Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
Open official site Indiana Lawyer LookupVital records
Public access to marriage licenses issued in Indiana.
Open official site Indiana Marriage License Public LookupState records
Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
Open official site Indiana Teacher LookupState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
Open official site Indiana Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
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Open official site Lake County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
City court for Hobart ordinance violations, countywide infractions and misdemeanors, and civil cases up to $6,000; it sits Monday evenings, Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings, with no small claims.
Open official site Hobart City CourtEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Hobart, a place of 29,752 people, is in Lake County, whose county seat is Crown Point. Court and property records sit with Lake County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Hobart's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lake County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Indiana is run by the Indiana Election Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Hobart.
Deeds for property in Hobart are recorded by the Lake County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lake County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Indiana come from the state vital records office, Indiana Department of Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
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.