Adams County Records Contacts

Use the office that created the record or controls the custody episode. A sheriff, court clerk, probation department, and state corrections agency answer different questions.

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, retrieve a record, change a docket, or contact an inmate. Contact the responsible agency directly.


County Jail Release Records

Adams County Sheriff
110 West Main Street, West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2314
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Official Sheriff directory

Ask for the dated booking-and-release event, release authority, destination, transfer fields, public charge and bond information, or a specific booking photograph. No separate public jail-record email, fee schedule, form, or guaranteed turnaround was verified.


Felony Court Records

Adams County Clerk of Courts
110 West Main Street, Room 207, West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2344
lheller@adamscountycourts.com
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Clerk maintains Common Pleas felony and appellate records. Request the docket and the specific judgment, sentencing, bond, dismissal, or judicial-release entry needed to explain custody authority.


Misdemeanor and Traffic Court

Adams County Court
110 West Main Street, West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2921
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Official courts site

The published $10 written record-check and $2 certified-copy amounts are County Court charges. They do not establish what the Sheriff or ODRC may charge.


Probation and Monitoring

Adams County Probation
110 West Main Street, Room 235, West Union, OH 45693
937-544-8774
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Use this office for court community control, pretrial bond supervision, or electronic monitoring. State parole and post-release control belong to ODRC’s Adult Parole Authority.


State and Notification Contacts

ODRC Central Records
Attn: Central Records, P.O. Box 430, Columbus, OH 43216

Include the offender number and request only the public status, sentence, release, photo, or board material needed. For Ohio VINE help, call 1-800-770-0192; TTY is 1-866-847-1298. ICE’s Detention Reporting and Information Line is 1-888-351-4024.