Hardin County, KY Arrests & Jail Records

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is responsible for ensuring public safety and maintaining county-level criminal and arrest records. Anyone may request arrest records from the Sheriff's Office by mailing a completed Open Records Request Form to:

Hardin County Sheriff's Office

150 N. Provident Way, Suite 101

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

Requesters may also access details of inmates in Hardin County through the county's online Inmate List.

Some municipalities in Hardin County have local Police Departments tasked with providing law enforcement services at the municipal level. These local agencies often have the authority to execute arrests and maintain official records of such occurrences. Records maintained by local police agencies are an important source of arrest information for requesters who can identify the location of an arrest and the corresponding local agency within the vicinity. You can access police arrest records by contacting the relevant agency's records office or submitting an official request through its records portal. The Elizabethtown Police Department, the Radcliff Police Department, and the Vine Grove Police Department are the major local Police Departments in Hardin County.

Hardin County arrest records are part of the crime-related information maintained by Kentucky State Police at the state level. You can access these records by conducting a background check with the agency. To request a check, complete and mail the required form along with a check or money order for the required fees to:

Kentucky State Police

Criminal Identifications and Records Branch

Criminal Records Dissemination Section

1266 Louisville Road

Frankfort, KY 40601

Alternatively, you may request fingerprint-based records by visiting any location of the authorized vendor for fingerprinting. Following payment of the required fees and fingerprinting, the vendor is responsible for forwarding your request to the Kentucky State Police. Name-based records cost $20, while fingerprint-based records cost $22 or more.

Persons arrested in connection with criminal activities in Hardin County may be charged in the Circuit Court or the District Courts. Information on the defendant's arrest is often included in official records maintained by the court Clerks. These records are available online through the statewide case records portal and at the Clerk's Office within the court that heard the case.

Additionally, requesters may request a complete set of their criminal court records by submitting a completed Criminal Records Request Form in person or via mail at:

Administrative Office of the Courts

Records Unit

1001 Vandalay Drive

Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 573-1682 or (800) 928-6381

Third-party websites like InfoTracer also provide electronic access to Hardin County arrest records. These search tools often provide search options that help users find records conveniently.