Looking for Indiana public records? In this modern era, going to a state or county records office is no longer necessary. All you need to do is to type the name of the person, hit "Enter," and you'll be directed to the public records you're looking for.
Where else would you want to start but in the official public records partner of the government of Indiana? VitalChek provides Indiana public record copies for only a small fee. You can get a copy of any vital record (birth, death, marriage or divorce) and get the certificate delivered to you in 3-5 days (via UPS) or 10-20 days (via Standard mail). You will need to provide them with proof of identification and your relationship to the person for whom you are searching.
You can also go to All Free Records or visit Public Records Offices and Agencies to search for the public record by indicating the record type (criminal record, background check, property record, etc.)
Official copies of birth and death certificates can be obtained from the Indiana State Department of Health. Your request must contain proper identification (photocopy of any government-recognized ID card) and documentation that rightfully proves your relation to the person. You may correspond in writing at the address below:
Vital Records
Indiana State Department of Health
P.O. Box 7125
Birth records in their Vital Records office are dated from October 1907, while death records are dated from 1900. Fees for record copies should be made payable to "Indiana State Department of Health". For the current amount of each record copy, you may call their number: (317) 233-2700.
In case the public record you are looking for has a date prior to the mentioned years, you may search for the record in the local health departments at the county level. Here's a list of some county offices that you can visit in person:
(765) 651-2401
(765) 456-2024
(765) 973-9245
(574) 523-2107
(317) 718-6022
(765) 641-9523
(260) 449-7147
Like other states of in the US, Indiana also has a set of laws which guarantee the access of public records by its citizens. This is in the form of the Indiana Open Records and Open Doors Law, abbreviated as IOR/ IOD. Not only does this law ensure public access to records, but it also outlines the responsibilities of agencies for keeping the records and responding to requests for inspection and copy without any unnecessary delay. In relation to this provision, the Indiana Commission on Public Records assures that the request for a copy of the public records is to be processed in 3 to 4 weeks upon the recognition of the request.
To lookup Indiana public records information, contact:
Indiana Commission on Public RecordsThere are many different ways to perform an Indiana public records search. Among them is using the new official state website that provides access to the latest news, informs you of your rights to both gain information and protect your privacy, and manage documents, forms, and microfilm/micrographics. The website can easily be seen as the hub to all of the necessary official data that is available in that state.
The Indiana Code, Sec. 5-14 Ch. 3 outlines the provisions for access to Indiana public records, and states in part ". . . it is the public policy of the state that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government . . ."
Under the Code, public records in Indiana are defined in IC5-14-3-2(m) as "any writing, paper, report, study, map, photograph, book, card, tape recording, or other material that is created, received, retained, maintained, or filed by or with a public agency and which is generated on paper, paper substitutes, photographic media, chemically based media, magnetic or machine readable media, electronically stored data, or any other material, regardless of form or characteristics."
As always, there are some exceptions in the Code for public access to Indiana public records, as well as a fee for obtaining said documentation. Some sections of the Code, including this one, were revised on July 1, 2008, so that different exceptions are in effect for the inspection of public records in Indiana prior to that date.
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