Miami County, OH Arrests & Jail Records

Police Departments help to maintain law and order and will normally charge criminals for offenses. Reports of arrests resulting from these charges are available to the public upon request. Requests for records may be made in person at the Police Department, by phone, mail, and by fax depending on the business hours or hours of operation.

You may be required to provide your personal information, which will aid in identifying your desired record and notify you when your request is complete. In addition, a Police Department will require payment of all costs in advance of record delivery. There are several Police Departments in Miami County, some of them are:

• Troy Police Department
• Tipp City Police Department
• West Milton Police Department

A requester may choose whether to have the record copied on paper, on the same medium in which the public record is kept, or obtain records via electronic means. The Sheriff's Office provides prompt inspection of criminal records at their office at regular business hours, except on legal holidays.

You may visit the Miami County Jail Online Database for daily arrest information for incarcerated individuals. To access this information, you may follow a step-by-step approach:

• Visit the Sheriff's website
• Navigate and click the "jail roster" section
• Input the captcha code
• Select "continue" to view records

The jail database is updated twice daily and allows you to view the records of those currently in custody. You may search by last name, first name, and booking number. An in-person visit may be scheduled to the Sheriff's Office records division for parties inquiring about arrest records from Monday to Friday (8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at:

Miami County, OH

201 W Main Street

Troy, Ohio 45373

Phone: (937) 440-6085

Fax: (937) 440-3524

In addition, interested parties may request digital copies of criminal records by calling (937) 440-6085. Digital copies under 20 pages are free of charge; however, there is a $0.5 fee per page for 20 pages and above and a $.10 fee per double-sided copy.

When requesting arrest records, the public may submit requests to the "Central Records Division" of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. You may make requests online by visiting the Public Records Center portal on the Ohio Department of Public Safety website. However, the requested records will be provided according to Ohio's Public Records Act. You may follow these steps to obtain criminal records online:

• Visit the Ohio Department of Public Safety Record Request Portal
• Navigate and select "Submit a Public Records Request."
• Create a "user account"
• Enter your personal information
• Click "submit" to follow through with your request

Furthermore, you may order a criminal investigation report by mail, The public may send a mail-in request to:

Ohio State Highway Patrol Central Records

P.O. Box 182074

Columbus, OH 43218-2074

Phone: (614) 466-3536

Fax: (614) 644-9749

Arrests take place when police have probable cause to believe that a specific person or group has committed a crime. When a person is then formally charged in court, it becomes a criminal case and is in the jurisdiction of the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. The Miami County Clerk of Courts is responsible for all clerk functions for both the Common Pleas and the Municipal Court (handles misdemeanors). The public may search court records on the Courtview Case Search Website. The portal allows you to search by case type, case number, party type, case status, and filing date.

You may call the court for further inquiries at (937) 440-3910 for Municipal Court and (937) 440-6010 for the Common Pleas Court. Alternatively, the public may visit the Clerk of Courts Office in person to retrieve the desired criminal court record(s) at:

Third Floor Safety Building

201 W. Main St.

Troy, Ohio 45373

Phone: (937) 440-6010

Fax: (937) 440-6011

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