Police & jail
Hope Police Department
Phone (812) 546-4015. 711 Harrison St, Hope, IN 47246. Listed on the official page this card opens.
Open official site Hope Police DepartmentIndiana, Bartholomew County
Where Hope's records are kept. Hope has its own police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hope's own offices, along with the Bartholomew County and State of Indiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Phone (812) 546-4015. 711 Harrison St, Hope, IN 47246. Listed on the official page this card opens.
Open official site Hope Police DepartmentVital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
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Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
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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.
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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.
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Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
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Sheriff Lane and his team will.
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The Bartholomew County Clerk in Columbus handles court records and marriage licenses, and explains which older probate, civil and criminal order books went to the Indiana State Archives.
Open official site Bartholomew County Clerk, IndianaProperty records
Clerk-Treasurer Diane Burton Responsibilities of the Clerk-Treasurer The primary function of the clerk-treasurer, a four year elected official, is to.
Open official site Clerk-Treasurer: Town Of HopeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Hope, a place of 2,099 people, is in Bartholomew County, whose county seat is Columbus. Court and property records sit with Bartholomew County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Hope's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bartholomew County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Hope address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $4,486 in back wages agreed for 8 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Concrete Cutting and Drilling LL | 1 | $4,486 | 8 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Hope, by back wages agreed; 0 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.
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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 Hope.
Deeds for property in Hope are recorded by the Bartholomew County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Bartholomew 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.
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