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Find the right office in Monroe 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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County 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 CasesState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
Open official site Indiana Unclaimed PropertyVital records
Request birth certificates from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Birth RecordsState records
Verify a public school teachers credentials with the IN Department of Education.
Open official site Indiana Teacher LookupCounty court
Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
Open official site Indiana Lawyer LookupVital records
Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
Open official site Indiana Death RecordsVital records
Public access to marriage licenses issued in Indiana.
Open official site Indiana Marriage License Public LookupLocal record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Monroe County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Monroe County.
Police Departments. Monroe County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Bloomington Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Monroe County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 301 North College Avenue in Bloomington, Indiana 47404, provides law enforcement services to unincorporated areas and maintains Monroe County Jail. The Sheriff division directory provides records, warrant and jail contacts. Monroe County Jail inmate roster is available online through the Sheriff's Office website, allowing the public to search current inmates by name, booking date, or charges. No tribal police operate within Monroe County, and the Sheriff maintains mutual aid agreements with surrounding counties and the Indiana State Police for major incidents.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Monroe County are maintained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Bloomington Police Department.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Monroe County are taken and retained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request. The availability of mugshots online is subject to the policies of the Sheriff's Office and any applicable state laws regarding privacy and public records.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 39 mine sites inside the county: 16 past producers, now closed, 7 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 10 sites producing when the record was made, 6 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 53 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Limestone, Dimension; Iron; Limestone, General.
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 DNR subsidence insurance page (www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/mine-subsidence/subsidence-insurance) says the Division of Reclamation fills subsidence holes but does not pay for structural damage, which is what the fund is for.
Indiana 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 93 investigations in Monroe County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $819,910 in back wages agreed for 1,021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Care Solutions LLC | Bloomington | 2 | $228,410 | 136 |
| El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant, LLC | Bloomington | 3 | $150,246 | 30 |
| Ji Enterprise Inc | Bloomington | 1 | $74,184 | 10 |
| 125 North, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $70,867 | 9 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington | 1 | $35,537 | 32 |
| HWB, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $30,530 | 17 |
| Wilson Pizza Company | Bloomington | 2 | $24,720 | 233 |
| Cuahuizo-Group, LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $23,924 | 26 |
| Metaugus NPRI, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $21,000 | 1 |
| El Acapulco Enterprises Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $16,943 | 30 |
| Risas Del Sol, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $16,820 | 11 |
| The Villiages of Indiana, Inc | Bloomington | 1 | $15,871 | 85 |
| CJ Kurtz LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $14,288 | 55 |
| El Maya, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $12,891 | 10 |
| Indy Carpet Cleaning LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $11,384 | 2 |
| Southern Indiana Senior Care Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $10,657 | 9 |
| Personal Finance Company, LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $9,821 | 1 |
| Stone Belt Arc, Inc. | Bloomington | 2 | $9,750 | 65 |
| Truffles 56 Degree Bar LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $9,332 | 6 |
| Classic Touch Limousine, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $8,175 | 7 |
| Eco Logic, LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $7,743 | 6 |
| One World Enterprises, Inc. | Bloomington | 1 | $7,150 | 48 |
| Ji Enterprises Inc | Bloomington | 1 | $6,944 | 2 |
| Asuka Indiana Corporation | Bloomington | 1 | $6,118 | 24 |
| Monroe Management LLC | Bloomington | 1 | $6,073 | 2 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 82 on the Monroe County record; 25 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 57 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Monroe directs public court searches to Indiana MyCase, where a case reference can be used to identify the particular filing needed. Its records-request guidance explains that juvenile and mental-health matters are excluded from ordinary public access and that older juvenile paternity cases may be missing from the public search. A blank result therefore needs further checking. Give the Clerk the names, approximate filing period and case category when the number is unknown. When a case appears, copy the document description and filing date into the request. The office specifically tells requesters to wait for confirmation before paying, so obtain instructions for the identified record first.
The Monroe marriage-license instructions say a certified license is mailed within two weeks after the officiant returns the official license to the Clerk. That return is a different event from the wedding itself. A recently married couple should check whether the completed instrument has reached the office before ordering another copy. For an older marriage, provide both names as they appeared at licensing and the approximate date. Explain whether the recipient needs certification or only a research copy. The price of applying for a new marriage license includes other charges, so it should not be reused as the price of an additional historical certificate.
The Health Department holds Monroe birth and death records from 1882 forward and directs applicants to its own forms. The local official-size birth certificate and death certificate are each $20; a wallet birth certificate is $10 and the combined birth formats cost $25. Read the county certificate instructions before mailing payment or visiting. Identity and eligibility evidence matter, and the office asks out-of-state applicants to call before traveling. A name, date and place of event should be supplied as search information, while proof of entitlement accompanies the application. A correction or paternity affidavit is a separate service and should be identified in advance.
Monroe accepts recording documents at the Recorder office in the courthouse, with a distinction between counter hours and same-day processing. Documents received before 3:30 p.m. are processed that day; later submissions are handled on the next business day. The office closes at 4 p.m. on regular weekdays. Its published copy price is $1 per page or image. Consult the Recorder instructions when deciding whether to submit an instrument or obtain an existing one. For a copy order, carry the recorded reference and parties into the request. A submission receipt, a recording index entry and a returned copy can serve different purposes in documenting the transaction.
The online-access description identifies Doxpop viewing from January 1991 onward, with six free searches monthly for residents and usage-based business subscriptions. It also provides a route for documents predating that online span: contact the office about the missing record. Requests received before 2 p.m. should be available in Doxpop by the following morning, according to the county. Treat that as the office's stated retrieval practice, not a guarantee that every historical reference is already indexed. Include the book, page, parties or legal description available from a later deed. An unsuccessful digital search should prompt a holdings inquiry before the research trail is abandoned.
The Monroe Assessor maintains property record cards for all county townships and countywide sales information from 2008 onward. Cards describe property characteristics and the assessed market value in use. When a valuation question arises, identify the notice year and the property features being questioned. Separate an incorrect building detail from disagreement about the valuation method; those questions call for different supporting material. A sale price can help explain the research context, but it is not automatically the assessment for every later year. Keep the card, notice and any sales reference together, and ask the office which record reflects the period relevant to the inquiry.
Monroe's Sheriff publishes a Records Division contact at 812-349-2780 and a jail-information contact at 812-349-2751. The division directory also links to VINELink for locating an inmate. Give a report number and incident date for a report inquiry, or the person's identifying information for a custody question. The address is the lower-level Sheriff office in the Charlotte T. Zietlow Justice Center, separate from the Clerk's upstairs suite. A custody result should be retained with the date it was checked. It does not answer the separate question of how a prosecution ended; that question requires the appropriate court order or disposition.
For an administrative-record request, identify the county office that maintains the material and retain a copy of what was sent. Indiana's Public Access Counselor complaint guide distinguishes acknowledgment from delivery: it describes a seven-day response period for mailed, faxed or emailed requests, while actual production depends on a reasonable period under the circumstances. It also explains that a written denial should state its legal basis. A useful follow-up identifies the requested series, sending date, recipient and reply received. Ask about the remaining records or unresolved scope rather than restarting the same broad request. Court files and statutory certificate products should continue through their specialized custodians.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Court files, copies, marriage licensing and voter administration.
Office page: in.gov
Recorded land instruments, copies and older-document retrieval.
Office page: in.gov
Local birth and death certificates, amendments and affidavits.
Office page: in.gov
Sheriff reports, criminal-history requests and jail-information referrals.
Office page: monroecountysheriffsoffice.us
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Monroe County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Monroe County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Indiana criminal history record comes from the Indiana State Police, Criminal History Services. Online Limited Criminal History search by name, date of birth, race and gender, covering Indiana felony and misdemeanor arrests; the fingerprint based National Full Criminal History gives a fuller report. Fee: $15.70 per record by credit card online; $15.00 per record for IN.gov subscribers.
Search the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office or through the Indiana Election Division (Secretary of State). You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 29 days before an election; for the 2026 general election the deadline was October 5, 2026.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Monroe County are kept by the Monroe County Recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer, who mails the property tax bill; the county auditor and treasurer calculate the bills together. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Indiana come from the Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. To buy a birth or death certificate in person, visit the local health department where the birth or death occurred; the state office has no walk in service. In person at the local health department where the event occurred, by mail with State Form 49607 to the address on the form, online through VitalChek (the only IDOH approved online vendor), or by phone at (866) 601-0891. Fee: $10.00 for the first birth certificate and $4.00 for each additional copy (death certificates $8.00 first copy).
Business entity filings are searched with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services (INBiz). Indiana has no single statewide business license; a business using an assumed name records it with the County Recorder, and many trades need local licenses.
Yes. The Recorder asks researchers to contact the office about a pre-January 1991 document missing from Doxpop. Provide the identifying reference through the older-record retrieval route.
The office states that documents received before 3:30 p.m. are processed that day; later receipts move to the next business day. See the recording schedule.
No. The Clerk expressly asks requesters to wait for office confirmation before making payment. Follow the record-request directions.
No. The county excludes juvenile and mental-health matters from ordinary online access and notes limitations for older juvenile paternity matters. Check the court-access explanation.
The Clerk states that it is mailed within two weeks after the officiant returns the completed official license. The return date controls that stated practice under the marriage instructions.
The local official-size copy is $20, the wallet format is $10, and a combined order is $25. Select the required format using the Health Department schedule.
The Assessor identifies sales information from 2008 to the present, alongside property cards for every township. See the county assessment holdings.
No. The Public Access Counselor distinguishes a timely response from production within a reasonable period. Retain the request and acknowledgment under the state complaint guidance.
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.