This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot verify current custody, arrange a release, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record for those matters.
Official Ottawa County Contacts
For current county custody, records, and corrections questions, use Ottawa County Sheriff's Office: 315 Madison Street, Room 110, P.O. Box 35, Port Clinton, OH 43452; main line (419) 734-4404; Corrections desk (419) 734-6828; records fax (419) 734-6876. Deputy Heather Moss is the named Records contact at (419) 734-6823 and hmoss@ottawacountysheriff.org; Records also lists records@ottawacountysheriff.org.
- For a person currently in county custody, use OCSO JailTracker, the official app, and the corrections desk for a time-sensitive confirmation.
- For a past booking record or existing releasable photograph, submit a narrow request to OCSO Records with a name and date.
- For a Municipal Court record, contact the court at 1860 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH 43452, (419) 734-4143, or clerk@ottawacountymunicipalcourt.com.
- For a Common Pleas filing, use the Clerk at 315 Madison St., Room 106B, Port Clinton, OH 43452, (419) 734-6755, or cpclerksfilings@co.ottawa.oh.us.
- For a state-prison record, use the ODRC offender search first. For federal or immigration custody, use the appropriate official locator.