Find Tippecanoe County Booking Reports

Tippecanoe County booking reports are managed by the Sheriff's Office and the Corrections Division in Lafayette. Home to Purdue University and about 200,000 residents, Tippecanoe County processes a large number of arrests each year. The jail at 2640 Duncan Road handles all local bookings for the county. You can look up current inmates through the county website, call the jail, or visit in person. This page covers every way to find and get Tippecanoe County booking reports along with related court and state records.

Tippecanoe County Online Booking Search

The Tippecanoe County Corrections Division page is where you start for online booking data. This section of the county website gives details on the jail, current inmates, and how to get arrest records. The Corrections Division runs out of the jail at 2640 Duncan Road in Lafayette and handles all intake and booking for the county.

Tippecanoe County also appears on the INjail Public Portal. This multi-county tool lets you search for inmates across several Indiana jails. You can search by last name, first name, or date of birth. If Tippecanoe County participates in the portal, you can pull up current booking data there as well.

For phone-based lookups, call the Tippecanoe County jail at (765) 423-9388. Staff can confirm if a person is in custody and tell you the charges. The line is staffed around the clock since the jail runs 24 hours a day.

Tippecanoe County Booking Report Details

Every Tippecanoe County booking report must include specific information by law. Under IC 5-14-3-5, the arrested person's name, age, and address are public record. The charges, the time and place of the arrest, and the arresting officer or agency must be disclosed as well. When a person is received at the Tippecanoe County Jail, the intake date and time, the reason they are being held, and any bail or bond amount are all part of the public record too.

A standard Tippecanoe County booking report shows the full legal name, date of birth, booking photo, arrest date, booking number, and all charges with statute codes. Given the size of this county, arrests may come from the Lafayette Police Department, the West Lafayette Police, Purdue University Police, the Indiana State Police, or the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office itself. Each of these agencies feeds into the same county jail and booking system.

The Corrections Division also keeps a daily log of all arrests, complaints, and incidents. This log is public under IC 5-14-3-5(c) and must be created within 24 hours of the event. You can ask to see it at the jail.

Tippecanoe County Arrest Records Access

The Tippecanoe County Corrections Division page is shown below. It lists jail services and provides access to inmate information for the county.

This page on the county website is the main hub for booking and jail data in Tippecanoe County.

Under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act at IC 5-14-3-3, you can inspect and copy any booking report during regular hours. The agency cannot ask why you want the records. Copies cost up to $0.10 per page for standard prints under IC 5-14-3-8. Color copies may run $0.25 per page. You can send a written request to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office at 2640 Duncan Road, Lafayette, IN 47904. The office must respond within seven days under IC 5-14-3-9.

Walk-in requests are handled during business hours at the jail. Bring a valid ID. You do not need an appointment. If you want copies mailed, include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your written request. There is no charge to simply look at the records in person.

Court Data Tied to Tippecanoe Bookings

A view of booking records data for Tippecanoe County is shown below.

This screenshot shows the type of booking data available through Tippecanoe County's online tools.

Court records linked to Tippecanoe County arrests are on Indiana MyCase. This free state portal covers all 92 counties. You can search by name, case number, or party. If you have a case number from a Tippecanoe County booking report, MyCase will show the filings, hearing schedule, and case outcome. It is the most complete free court search tool in Indiana.

The Lafayette Police Department Records Division at 20 N. 6th St., Lafayette, IN 47901 also handles records requests. Call (765) 807-1200 for incident reports. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Incident reports cost $5 each.

State Resources for Tippecanoe County

The Tippecanoe County website provides information about the Sheriff's Office and Corrections Division as shown below.

The county site links to jail services, corrections, and other departments in Tippecanoe County.

The Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History search includes Tippecanoe County data. This tool costs $15 per search and shows felony and Class A misdemeanor arrests statewide. The IDOC Offender Locator tracks anyone from Tippecanoe County who has been sent to state prison. Both are useful if you need records beyond what the local jail provides.

VINELink covers Tippecanoe County. This free service notifies crime victims when an offender's custody status changes. You can register online or call 1-866-959-8463. Alerts come by phone, email, or text message. It works for the Tippecanoe County Jail and every other facility in the state.

Tippecanoe County Expungement Info

IC 35-38-8 is Indiana's expungement law. It lets people seal certain arrest and conviction records. Arrests without a conviction can be sealed after one year. Misdemeanor convictions take five years. Felonies need eight years before you can petition. Once sealed, the record will not show in booking searches or state databases.

If a Tippecanoe County booking report you expect to find is missing from search results, it may have been expunged. Contact the ISP Expungement Section at Expungement@isp.IN.gov or (317) 234-4427 for questions. The Tippecanoe County Clerk of Courts can confirm if a local case has been sealed.

Cities in Tippecanoe County

Lafayette and West Lafayette are the two main cities in Tippecanoe County. Both cities have their own police departments, but all jail bookings go through the county facility.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with Tippecanoe County. Each runs its own jail and booking process.