Ohio Public Records

• Where can I find an upcoming court date in Ohio?
  You can select the county where the filing is and look up that court's calendar online. Without knowing which county, it's hard to say precisely. Using Huron county as an example, select the county on this page, then go to the court link, and the landing page will have the option to search their calendars.
• Is there a way of finding info about someone convicted in Ohio without them finding out about me?
  If you begin to search, many of the records out there can be accessed online; you will notice that public records are accessible by anyone without notice to the person in the record. Criminal records, which can be found with an online search in many cases, are routinely conducted by the public. Private companies (with the same public records access as the average person) that conduct background checks will specify that the person searched is not contacted or notified. Someone can check your records also, and you would never know unless it's an employer or other exceptions. But, by general rule, anyone can request your court records, and you wouldn't know it and court records are public. Being public does not necessarily mean they're open and accessible to everyone. You may have to pay some fees for convenience or a courthouse visit and copy fees.
• Where do I go in Ohio to find a death certificate?
  The Ohio Department of Health's vital records webpage shows a few ways to get the death certificate, certified or not. If you're not looking for the entire certificate, just some information, you can do it without costing anything other than the time it takes to look it up. The Ohio Library archives have information only, not the certificate, which you can view freely for deaths between 1913-1944, 1954-1963, and more. Here's a look at the open data: Last name, first name, date of death, County, Vol. number Cert. number (State Death Certificate)
• Where can I find in Ohio if someone has filed for divorce?
  Knowing where the divorce would have been filed would be a big help since the county probate court holds the records. In most states, family, county, or local courts maintain records available for request either online or in person (or both in some cases). Unlike many other states, the Ohio department of health does not provide marriage or death records; these records are kept and maintained by the probate courts and their clerks. The Franklin county probate court lists county courts across Ohio in alphabetical order.
• Where can I find, in Ohio, a copy of a marriage record?
  Marriage records are provided by probate courts where the marriage occurred. Unlike many other states, Ohio's health department does not offer marriage or divorce records; their vital records office includes birth and death certificates. You can find the county's services list on this site's county pages and click on the court records link.
• Where can I find access to and a copy of my arrest records in Ohio?
  You can get your arrest records by requesting them directly from the police department. If you had an attorney or a public defender, they might be able to give you a copy as it is often, if not always, requested by them. These request procedures can be different from one agency to another. The majority of departments have websites with their policies on how to get arrest records. These are complete arrest reports, such as the ones the officer fills out; you will not get a list of all the arrests.
• Where can I obtain someone's employment history in Ohio?
  Background check is a loose term that generally consists of a person's criminal history, maybe even some do's and arrests which ended up in a conviction. Services that check for past places of work are pre-employment screening services and firms. Employment screening is different from the typical background check, although they tend to get confused. Background screeners are found in various fields, expertise, or specialty; some are for tenants and nannies, while others can check past employment or education. Some companies offering employment screening offer many other services, so the search you are looking for may not be featured or immediately found. Look through the entire site, as some of the best services do not advertise the specific verification, check or type of search you need.
• Where can I find in Ohio information on arrest records from June 25th, 2015, and June 26th, 2015?
  Arrests are usually at the local police department level. If the arrest is by the state patrol, that's where to look, in this case, at the state level. Also, a person not related to the arrest will be unable to obtain it due to restrictions that exempt the person arrested or attorneys representing either side. To look up arrests, local jails provide inmate lists. For Ohio, there is a site by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction with an inmate search page. It's a free search; you can choose the facility/county or all of them.
• Where can I find, in Ohio, access to a record of an arrest for a family member?
  If you know which police or sheriff's department made the arrest, an arrest report can be requested directly from them. The department's website will most likely have information and, in some cases, even the forms online to ask them. If the arrest is recent, the department may have a custody or booking list that depends on the agency and the services offered to the public. Larger entities are more likely to provide public searches online. Another place to check that only requires time is by looking up local newswires to see if there's a page of recent arrests. If the arrest resulted in a conviction and time served, the department of corrections for that particular state would have an inmate databank open to the public. The information that can be viewed online relies on various factors, such as the entity's budget, how often they have to provide the services, and so forth. Criminal court records can also be checked, including upcoming cases on the calendar.
• Where can I find in Ohio, access to criminal records?
  The Ohio Department of Public Safety explains the parameters of the state's background checks policy. There are several definitions of the word background check; some include certain records where other services/checks do not.
• Where can I find in Ohio access to an offender's arrest record and charges from August 9th, 2015, through August 10th, 2015?
  Most arrests are made locally unless it's by a state agency, troopers, or federal agencies. The arrest record can be requested or looked up with a jail search.
• Where can I find in Ohio which prison an offender is located?
  Ohio offender search if you know the person's name and county the crime was committed.
• Where can I find in Ohio who owns a property with a house?
  Property records are found at the county level. Choose the county at the top of the page; once you're there, you will find a link to the county's official website. You can find the assessors' official website and property record searches. Some counties offer open public searches, others don't, but only have a small free. The free searches don't show all the data but will give you names.
• Where can I find, in Ohio, a copy of a divorce record?
  A document for passports (or other official documentation) may require a certificate or records of a divorce filing, which would be a county court search.
• Is there a way to obtain a listing of all arrests in Ohio within a given year?
  Arrests can be viewed from individual departments under the inmate locator or their jail section.
• Where can I find in Ohio how to see domestic violence records?
  You can narrow crime maps only to show certain offenses. All areas are not covered, so depending on where you can look up records of individual crimes street by street.
• Where do I find in Ohio the value of my home?
  You can try to narrow down the value as much as possible with the information online's of recent real estate closed sales, including the price per square feet for that area with other comparable sales.
• How do I find free and online in Ohio if a bankruptcy was filed in 2008 or 2009 in the Northern District Circuit Court?
  This link https://www.ohnb.uscourts.gov/will take you to a keyword search window that you can narrow by date. You can enter the party/filer's name or attorney's name. Search using as many keywords as possible; there's no limit to how many times you can search.
• How can I find what is being built in Ohio next to my bait store?
  The plans may have been submitted to the city for building permits/approval. You can check with the city/county government site or just search for the city/county name, building permits, or any agency that can guide you there. For Toledo, it's the "Division of Building Inspection"; you'll need to look up yours.
• Where can I find in Ohio if someone is married?
  The first inclination is to look for publications or other ways to look up marriages. However, the standard approach doesn't always work, nor can it be reliable to provide information. Public records uncover information from sources you wouldn't expect when you look around. In this instance, an unorthodox way of looking up spouses is with property/real estate records that are readily available online. Indeed, spouses don't always show on recorded real estate documents, but in many instances, they do, and they can also be free to look up. If it is an important matter, it may be worth paying a small fee to the county recorder in Ohio. If the property is in Ashtabula, Summit, Franklin, and others, the records are free to the public with a query online.
• How do I know if someone was charged and found guilty of rape in Ohio?
  You can either request the police report directly from the department (which made the report) or look up cases filed in the criminal court of jurisdiction. Court calendars also show appearances online that are easy and open to public access. The public services primarily available depends on what the county or city puts online; some areas can have better online searches than others. There is a list of recent arrests that are published online through local news organizations which show charges. Crime maps (if you know the location) can give you an incident number and briefly describe what happened at that particular location.
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Departments which record, maintain and provide official documents, certificates or information requested by the general public.

• Ohio Criminal Records:
  Where and How to Request Criminal Record Checks.
• Ohio Court Records:
  Criminal cases, civil filings, divorces, bankruptcy and judgments.
• Ohio Prison and Jail Inmates:
  Database of available photos and details of jailed inmates in custody.
• Ohio Official Website:
  Government department official public web-portal.
• Ohio Open Public Record Act:
  Laws supporting public's right to inspect government documents.
• Ohio Public Records Request:
  A written request form inquiring about a public record may be used in finding specific files - the more descriptive, the more likely the record will be found.
• Ohio Birth Records:
  Certified or informational copy requests from official departments.
• Ohio Elected Officials:
  Names and contact information and public press releases of members elected to office.
• Ohio Constitution:
  Political processes, amendments, proposals adopted by the state legislature, legal and political organizations.

• Total Violent Crime:
  34,269
• Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter:
  538
• Rape:
  5,731
• Robbery:
  8,846
• Aggravated Assault:
  19,154
• Total Property Crime:
  240,291
• Burglary:
  43,894
• Larceny Theft:
  177,725
• Motor Vehicle Theft:
  18,672

• Information About People and Demographics

• Total population of persons residing within the state
  11,536,504
• Estimate of the state's total residency
  11,353,150
• Percentage change of the total resident population
  2%
• Net change of residents' total population
  183,364
• Complete count of statewide resident population
  11,353,140
• Population estimate of residents less than 5 years of age
  739,526
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 5 years of age
  6%
• Estimate of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  2,714,341
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  24%
• Percentage estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  14%
• Estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  1,605,316
• Total estimate percentage of female residents
  51%
• State's white resident population
  9,539,437
• State's black resident population
  1,407,681
• State's American Indian and Alaska Native resident populations
  25,292
• State's Asian resident population
  192,233
• State's Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander resident population
  4,066
• Statewide resident population of two or more races
  237,765
• Statewide resident population of Hispanic or Latino origin
  354,674
• Non Hispanic white resident population
  9,359,263
• Statewide percentage of white residents
  83%
• Statewide percentage of black residents
  12%
• Statewide percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  0%
• Statewide percentage of Asian residents
  2%
• Statewide percentage of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
  0%
• Statewide percentage of Two or more races
  2%
• Statewide percentage of Hispanic or Latino Origin
  3%
• Statewide percentage of non Hispanic white
  81%

• Vital Statistics

  Births and deaths occurring in Ohio
• Births
  150,879
• Deaths
  106,534
• Infant death occurring within the state of persons one year of age or less
  1,160
• Percentage of persons with the same residence of one year or more
  85%

• Resident Background Information

  Education and background history of Ohio Residents
• Percentage of foreign born population in the state
  4%
• Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than English at home
  6%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with high a school education or higher
  87%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with bachelor's degree or higher
  24%
• Total number of Veterans
  951,024

• Current Housing and Real Estate Data

  Households located in Ohio
• Average time spent commuting to work for person 16 years and over not working from their personal residence
  23 Min
• Housing unit estimates
  5,094,126
• Net change of housing units estimates
  311,057
• Housing unit estimates - percentage change
  7%
• Percentage of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  70%
• Median value of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  $134,500
• Percentage of housing in structure of multi dwelling units
  23%
• Total number of households
  4,526,164
• Average size of households
  2

• Ohio Employment Data

  Income, earnings and payrolls of people residing within the State
• Per capita income in the past 12 months in dollars adjusted to inflation
  $24,830
• Statewide income of median households in Ohio
  $45,467
• Percentage of persons living in poverty
  15%
• The personal income of persons employed
  $395,614
• Per capita income of persons employed
  $34,468
• Labor force of civilian workers
  5,970,188
• The unemployment of the civilian labor force
  611,220
• The rate of unemployed civilian labor force
  10%
• Employment of person relating to all industries
  6,829,647
• Net change of employment in all industries
  -6,041
• People employed by the government
  840,774
• Earnings by persons working in all industries
  299,768,776
• Average earnings per job in all industries
  43,892
• Number of private non farm establishments
  263,761