Indiana, Marion County
Where Indianapolis's records are kept. Indianapolis has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Indianapolis's own offices, along with the Marion County and State of Indiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Digital city hall for Indianapolis and Marion County: pay property taxes, submit and track city service requests, watch public meetings live, and find agencies and elected officials.
Open official site Indy.govPolice & jail
IMPD page on indy.gov: the department polices Marion County with nearly 1,400 sworn officers and over 200 professional staff, and lists the phone numbers for reaching it.
Open official site Indianapolis Metropolitan Police DepartmentCity records
IMPD incident report copies are sold at the Citizens' Service Office, Room E100 of the City-County Building, or by mail to 50 N. Alabama St.; 911 logs and body camera video take a records request.
Open official site IMPD: Request an Incident ReportCity records
Steps for asking city and county agencies in Indianapolis for public records: the online request form or a letter, response deadlines and copy costs, from the Office of Corporation Counsel, City-County Building.
Open official site Indianapolis: Request a Public RecordCity records
Business and Neighborhood Services, Suite 107 of the City-County Building at 200 E. Washington St., handles permits, licensing and inspections in Indianapolis, with applications and plan submittals through the Accela Citizens Access Portal.
Open official site Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood ServicesState 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
Official Census Bureau profile for Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana, listing its 2020 Census population of 887,642 plus 2024 survey figures on income (median $66,900), education, employment, housing and health coverage.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileState records
Indianapolis official records and legal files 200 E. Washington St. Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone: (317) 327- 4740 Fax: (3
Open official site Marion County Clerk's OfficeState records
Indianapolis Fire Department page on indy.gov: fire and emergency services from 44 stations in 7 battalions, with requests for fire, incident, EMS and inspection reports or FOIA records.
Open official site Indianapolis Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Indianapolis sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Indianapolis, a place of 887,642 people, is the seat of Marion County. Court and property records sit with Marion County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Indianapolis's own offices are in the cards above, and our Marion 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 Indianapolis.
Deeds for property in Indianapolis are recorded by the Marion County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Marion 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.