Search Terre Haute Booking Reports
Terre Haute booking reports are kept by the Vigo County Sheriff's Office. Terre Haute is the county seat of Vigo County, which has around 107,000 residents. The Terre Haute Police Department handles law enforcement in the city, while the county sheriff runs the jail and maintains booking records. You can contact the sheriff at 812-462-3226 or visit their office at 121 Oak St. to request records. Sheriff John Plummer oversees the department. This page explains how to search for booking reports in Terre Haute using local, county, and state-level tools.
Terre Haute Quick Facts
Terre Haute Booking Reports Online
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office website at vigosheriff.in.gov is the primary resource for booking data in Terre Haute. The jail is located at 121 Oak St., Terre Haute, IN 47807. All arrests made within the city by the Terre Haute Police Department result in a booking at this facility. The sheriff's main number is 812-462-3226.
Terre Haute sits in western Indiana near the Illinois border. Indiana State University is in the city, and the federal penitentiary is just outside town. Because of the federal prison, some people confuse state and federal records. The Vigo County Jail handles local and county-level bookings only. Federal inmates at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute fall under the Federal Bureau of Prisons, not the county sheriff.
The INjail Public Portal is a multi-county jail search tool you can try. It covers several Indiana counties and lets you search by name, birth date, and county. Not every county participates, but it is free to use and may return results for Terre Haute area bookings if Vigo County data is included.
Note: The Vigo County Sheriff's website may have limited online search features compared to larger counties, but records can always be requested in person or by phone.
How to Get Terre Haute Arrest Records
The Terre Haute Police Department is at (812) 238-1661. They can tell you about recent arrests and direct you to the county for the official booking report. For the actual record, you contact the Vigo County Sheriff at 812-462-3226 or go to 121 Oak St., Terre Haute, IN 47807.
Under IC 5-14-3-5, booking reports in Terre Haute must include the name, age, and address of the arrested person. The charges, arrest time, arrest location, and arresting agency are all public. Once someone enters the Vigo County Jail, the intake date, reason for custody, and bail amount must be disclosed. IC 5-14-3-3 says you can inspect any public record during regular business hours. You do not have to tell the agency why you want the records. They cannot deny your request for that reason.
Copies cost up to $0.10 per page under IC 5-14-3-8. Color copies may cost $0.25. The Vigo County Sheriff must respond to a written request within seven days per IC 5-14-3-9. If you just want to look at the records in person, there is no charge for inspection. Bring a valid ID and visit during office hours.
Terre Haute Booking Report Contents
Each booking report from Terre Haute has the full legal name, date of birth, and address of the person. The charges appear with statute references. The arrest date, time, and location are included. The name of the arresting officer and the agency are listed. At the Vigo County Jail, the report adds the intake time, reason for the hold, and the bail amount if one has been set. A booking photo is typically on file.
Terre Haute booking reports may come from the Terre Haute Police, the Vigo County Sheriff, or Indiana State University Police. The ISU campus police force makes arrests that get processed through the same county jail. The Terre Haute Police is the largest agency in the county and generates the most booking reports. But a search of Vigo County records could turn up people arrested by any local department.
Vigo County is required to keep a daily log under IC 5-14-3-5(c). This log lists suspected crimes, accidents, and complaints. It shows the time, substance, and location of each report, along with the nature of the agency response. This log must be created within 24 hours of the event. It is available for public inspection just like individual booking reports in Terre Haute.
State Databases for Terre Haute Records
The Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History search includes Terre Haute arrest data. The fee is $15 per search. Results cover felonies and Class A misdemeanors across Indiana. How complete the results are depends on whether Vigo County has sent its data to the state. Even a "no records found" response costs the full fee.
The state IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov can help too. The IDOC runs 18 adult prisons across Indiana. If someone booked in Terre Haute was later sent to a state prison, their record shows up in this system. Search by name or DOC number. This tool does not cover the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, though. For federal inmate searches, you would use the BOP inmate locator instead.
The IDOC offender locator covers state prison inmates, including those originally booked through the Vigo County Jail in Terre Haute.
Court records for Terre Haute cases are on Indiana MyCase. This free portal covers all 92 counties. You can look up filings, hearing dates, and case outcomes for Vigo County criminal cases. VINELink offers free alerts when an offender's custody status changes at the Vigo County Jail. Register online or call 1-866-959-8463.
Expungement under IC 35-38-8 can remove some Terre Haute booking reports. One year for arrests without conviction. Five years for misdemeanors. Eight years for felonies. Contact the ISP Expungement Section at Expungement@isp.IN.gov or (317) 234-4427 for details.
Vigo County Booking Reports
Terre Haute is the county seat of Vigo County. All local bookings from the city go through the Vigo County Jail. For full county details and additional resources, visit the Vigo County page.
Nearby Cities
Bloomington is the closest qualifying city, about 60 miles east of Terre Haute in Monroe County.