Indiana, Stjoseph County
Where South Bend's records are kept. South Bend has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include South Bend's own offices, along with State of Indiana offices; the Stjoseph County offices are on our Stjoseph County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
State agency that keeps the Indiana State Archives, with records from the territorial period to today, and sets retention schedules for state and local offices; archive visits and tours can be arranged.
Open official site Indiana Archives and Records AdministrationCounty court
Clerk office headquartered in Indianapolis with staffed offices in Evansville and New Albany; a case administrator finder uses the last two digits of a case number, and PACER has case files.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IndianaCounty court
Indiana Office of Judicial Administration search of cases that are not confidential, in courts using the Odyssey system, including appellate courts, by case or citation number, party name or attorney.
Open official site Indiana Courts Case Search (MyCase)Vital records
Certified Indiana birth, death and fetal death certificates, $10 for a birth and $8 for a death copy, issued to people with direct interest; births are on file from 1907 and deaths from 1900.
Open official site Indiana Department of Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Indiana Department of Correction starting point for finding someone in state custody and their DOC number, with links for visits, sending money, phone calls, records requests and Indiana SAVIN victim notification.
Open official site Indiana Department of Correction Incarcerated LocatorPolice & jail
Indiana State Police clearinghouse, created in 2009, that collects and shares information on missing children, veterans at risk and endangered adults, with alert links and a missing person bulletin.
Open official site Indiana Clearinghouse for Missing Children and Endangered AdultsPolice & jail
Where the Indiana State Police explain how to get a limited or national criminal history, challenge an error in your own record, or expunge criminal history.
Open official site Indiana State Police Criminal History ServicesFederal
South Bend city, Indiana at a glance from the Census Bureau: 2025 population estimate 103,201, adults holding a bachelor's degree 29.3%, median gross rent $1,033, and more on income, jobs and housing.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
South Bend city government at 215 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard runs the 311 service line, trash pickup, bill payment, business licenses, issue reporting and city meeting agendas.
Open official site City of South BendCity records
Official records and legal files 227 West Jefferson Blvd. South Bend IN 46601 Phone: (574) 235-9221
Open official site South Bend City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 701 W. Sample St. South Bend IN 46601 Phone: (574) 235-9201
Open official site South Bend Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and emergency services 1222 South Michigan St. South Bend IN 46601 Phone: (574) 235-9255
Open official site South Bend Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more South Bend sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
South Bend, a place of 103,453 people, is in Stjoseph County. Court and property records sit with Stjoseph County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. South Bend's own offices are in the cards above, and our Stjoseph County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 6 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 5 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 9 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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 233 investigations with a South Bend address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,306,077 in back wages agreed for 2,538 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Center, Inc. | 2 | $243,900 | 545 |
| Vishav, Inc. | 1 | $177,317 | 156 |
| The Ridge Company | 1 | $93,064 | 35 |
| Baghouse Tech Services, LLC | 1 | $60,988 | 93 |
| American Senior Communities, LLC | 5 | $48,040 | 156 |
| Hoosierland Excavating, LLC | 1 | $47,664 | 47 |
| Amandeep, Inc. | 1 | $42,154 | 9 |
| Samlind of Indiana, Inc. | 3 | $41,490 | 39 |
| AccuCast Technology, Inc | 1 | $39,531 | 33 |
| South Bend Community School Corporation | 2 | $39,450 | 107 |
| Slatile Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc. | 1 | $27,609 | 19 |
| Press Ganey Associates | 3 | $26,241 | 161 |
| Darden Homes, LLC | 1 | $23,784 | 2 |
| Logn Community Resources, Inc. | 1 | $20,100 | 135 |
| Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric, Inc. | 1 | $20,061 | 45 |
| Blessed Hands Home Care Agency, LLC | 1 | $19,545 | 21 |
| 7-Eleven Store 32753 | 1 | $18,877 | 17 |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $17,514 | 6 |
| Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. | 3 | $17,118 | 7 |
| Blarney Stone Beverages, Inc | 1 | $12,492 | 21 |
| Garry & Harry, Inc. | 1 | $12,068 | 2 |
| Granger Cleaners, Inc. | 1 | $11,896 | 2 |
| Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates, P.C. | 1 | $11,858 | 15 |
| DMTM, Inc. | 1 | $11,602 | 3 |
| Sonny Grocery Store, Inc. | 1 | $11,310 | 3 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 207 whose address on the record is in South Bend; 39 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 182 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 South Bend.
Deeds for property in South Bend are recorded by the Stjoseph County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Stjoseph 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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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.