Warrick County, Indiana Public Records

Investigations closed

43

Back wages agreed

$321,946

Workers due back wages

422

Civil money penalties

$49,770

Employers on the record

38

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 38 on the Warrick County record; 14 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 13 more with smaller records are on the Indiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Warrick County record services in Boonville

Use the Old Courthouse for local event certificates

Warrick County Health Department identifies birth and death records from 1882 onward for people born or deceased in the county. It maintains those records, issues certified copies, assists with amendments and supplies genealogy information. Start with the place of the event, not the person's later residence. A Warrick address does not establish that a birth or death was registered locally. Identify the person, event and approximate date, then check the relevant application and eligibility instructions. A family-history inquiry and a certified certificate request can involve the same entry but serve different purposes. Warrick Vital Records services.

The Vital Records office is in the Old Courthouse, 107 West Locust Street, first floor, Boonville, IN 47601. Its listed telephone is 812-897-6105, extension 1 or 6, and hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The department links separate birth and death applications, requirements and a local fee document. Its instructions permit an emailed birth request with a valid photo identification copy to the listed staff address. Follow the current application for the service needed, and ask the office for the applicable local charge before using a statewide price. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Describe the existing court filing you need

The Warrick Clerk is custodian of court records and the court seal, accepts filings, enters judgments and orders, makes certified copies and maintains probate wills and trust matters. The office lists 1 County Square, Suite 200, Boonville, IN 47601, telephone 812-897-6160, and clerk@warrickcounty.gov. Published hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A request should identify the case and the exact record needed, such as a judgment or filed pleading. A docket reference is useful for locating that record but does not substitute for the contents of the document. Warrick Clerk functions and contact.

The Clerk also provides filing guidance for family matters, protection orders, guardianships, name changes and other proceedings. Those instructions concern starting or managing a case. If the purpose is historical research or proof of an existing order, make a copy request instead of preparing a new filing form. Explain whether the recipient requires certification and ask about the copy charge. A filing fee for a divorce action does not establish the price of a divorce decree copy. Keep the case caption, document title, date and delivery preference together so the request describes a specific product. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Distinguish a completed marriage record from a new license

The Clerk publishes a $25 marriage-license charge for the local resident application described in its instructions and $65 for out-of-state applicants marrying in Warrick County. It separately lists a $4 charge for a copy of the license after marriage. The copy entry should not be confused with the new-license charge, and its wording does not establish every possible certification or delivery arrangement. For a completed record, provide the names at issuance and the approximate license or marriage date. Ask which copy format the office supplies and whether it meets the receiving organization's requirement. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

For a new license, the Clerk asks applicants to enter information online before visiting and arrive by 3:15 p.m. so the application can be completed during office hours. It asks for parental names and birthplaces and the date a prior marriage became final, and lists identity or age documentation among its instructions. Someone requesting a copy of a completed record does not need to treat those new-application instructions as a copy-order form. Keep the two tasks separate when calling or emailing: requesting an existing marriage record and applying for permission to marry begin with different information. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Check Recorder acceptance steps before submitting an instrument

Warrick Recorder is at One County Square, Suite 230, Boonville, IN 47601, telephone 812-897-6165, with office hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The office publishes a 2:30 p.m. same-day recording cutoff and says documents after that time receive the following day's recording date. Before deeds, contract purchases, easements or plats are recorded, its instructions require approval and stamps from both the Assessor and Auditor. Plan around the complete sequence of approvals and recordation, rather than assuming delivery to a building is the same as acceptance into the record. Recorder submission instructions.

The Recorder lists deeds, mortgages, liens, assignments, releases, surveys, powers of attorney and assumed business names among its recorded categories. It does not prepare legal documents, answer document-completion legal questions or provide notarial service. Its specific instructions identify an assumed-business-name certificate as an exception to the general absence of blank forms. For an existing instrument, use its reference and request a copy. For a new instrument, review the filing requirements and retain the submitted version and returned recording details. The Recorder's acceptance process is separate from an interpretation of what the document accomplishes. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Keep document searching and real estate taxes separate

The Recorder links Tapestry for land-record lookup and Laredo for regular users who arrange an account with the office. It also supplies a free property activity notification service. Use the known instrument reference when available and distinguish a notice of activity from the document itself. A notification can identify something to investigate, while the actual record supplies its parties and description. Compare those details before concluding a result concerns the property you have in mind. If the index search is uncertain, retain the names and approximate dates tried so the next inquiry does not repeat the same unexplained search. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Copy requests can be handled at the Recorder or through the online services it identifies, and the office describes fax or email delivery after arranged payment. The Recorder explicitly says it cannot process real estate tax payments (source: warrickcounty.gov). Do not use a recorded-document payment link to pay a property-tax bill. The county's Assessor link leads to the Warrick assessment portal, which states that some names and addresses may be restricted. An absent name or limited display should therefore prompt an inquiry about the relevant source record rather than an assumption that no property record exists. County-linked assessment portal.

Read the fee schedule by instrument and copy size

The Recorder schedule lists mortgages at $55 and deeds and other documents at $25. It also lists $5 for an additional oversized page exceeding 8.5 by 14 inches. Those are document-specific recording charges, not an ordinary per-page price for a deed copy. The schedule distinguishes mechanics liens, additional mailings and other recording categories. Identify the document category and size before calculating a recording payment. Ask the office about the finished instrument rather than applying the deed figure to every form that mentions property. Keep any required preceding approvals with the recording submission. Recorder fees and requirements.

Ordinary copies no larger than 11 by 17 inches are listed at $1 per page, larger copies at $5 per page, and certification separately at $5 per document. Specify the record length, size and need for certification when requesting the total. The recording instructions also address preparation information, signatures, notarial details, margins and the affirmation concerning Social Security numbers. Review those requirements for a new document; they are not extra steps needed merely to inspect an existing recorded copy. This distinction keeps document preparation, recording acceptance and later copy purchasing from being treated as one undifferentiated service. Source: warrickcounty.gov.

Use the service-specific Sheriff and election contacts

The county Sheriff listing places the department at 100 W. State Road 62, Boonville, IN 47601. It separates non-emergency contact at 812-897-1200, administration at 812-897-6180 and jail inquiries at 812-897-6096. The listing identifies patrol, criminal investigations and jail command as separate functions. For an incident report, give the responding agency and report number; for custody information, use the jail contact. A booking inquiry does not request the final judgment in a criminal case. Retain the record reference supplied and seek the court disposition separately when that is the question. Sheriff department contacts.

Warrick Election Office lists 1 County Square, Suite 220, Boonville, IN 47601, and 812-897-6161. It publishes voter-registration material, election results, historical election events, and Election Board notices and minutes. When researching a decision or election outcome, identify the election date and whether the desired record is a result, board notice or meeting minute. Current registration transactions and requests for historical records are different services. Preserve the election reference with any downloaded document. If a listed item does not answer the inquiry, ask the Election Office for the particular existing record rather than assuming the results section contains every election document. Election Office records and contact.