This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, pull an official booking record, or change a court record. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Official Offices to Use
Hardin County custody and record questions are split by function. The sheriff's office handles sheriff records in Kenton, the Multi-County Correctional Center handles the jail custody check in Marion, and the courts handle filed charges and case records.
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
1025 S. Main Street, Kenton, OH 43326
Phone: 419-673-1268
Fax: 419-675-7260
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
Sheriff: Keith A. Everhart
Sheriff Records Office
Phone: 419-673-1268 ext. 1407
Email: eroy@hardinsheriff.com
Requests may be made in person or by phone during business hours. Records are usually not available for 3-5 business days after an incident is reported. Be ready to provide the incident type, incident date, involved party name, and report number if you have one.
Multi-County Correctional Center
1514 Victory Road, Marion, OH 43302
Phone: 740-387-7434, then press #2 for a custody check.
Hardin County Clerk of Courts
One Courthouse Square, Suite 310, Kenton, OH 43326
Phone: 419-674-2278
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
Hardin County Municipal Court
111 W. Franklin Street, Kenton, OH 43326
Phone: 419-674-4362
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm
Use the list below to match the question to the right page or outside locator.
- For a person in the local Hardin jail pathway, start with jail inmate records and then call MCCC at 740-387-7434, press #2, if the roster does not answer the custody question.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and remember that Ohio law also addresses commercial booking-photo removal practices under ORC 2927.22.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and verify through the Clerk or Municipal Court.
- For facility-specific jail information, use the Multi-County Correctional Center page or the MCCC phone line.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner or ODRC supervision status, use the ODRC offender search.
- For custody notifications, use Ohio VINELink.
- For federal prison records, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use the ICE detainee locator.