Lawrence County Recent Bookings Search

Lawrence County recent bookings are posted by the sheriff's office in Ironton, Ohio. The county sits along the Ohio River in the southern part of the state. Sheriff Jeffery S. Lawless runs the department, and the jail keeps an inmate roster that is open to the public. You can search it online for names, booking numbers, dates, and charges. The clerk of courts also holds case records from the Common Pleas Court and local municipal courts. If you need to look up someone booked in Lawrence County, this page covers every source and how to access each one.

Lawrence County Sheriff Booking Records

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is at 115 South 5th Street, Ironton, OH 45638. The sheriff's phone is 740-532-3525 and the jail phone is 740-534-5819. Chief Deputy William J. Hitchcock assists the sheriff. The office handles all booking activity for the county.

The inmate roster page shows who is in the jail right now. Each listing has the person's name, booking number, booking date, and charges. The roster gets updated on a regular basis as new arrests come in and inmates get released. This is the quickest way to check Lawrence County recent bookings.

The Ironton Police Department also makes arrests in the county seat. Those bookings go through the same Lawrence County Jail, so one roster covers arrests from multiple agencies in the area. Smaller departments around the county also route their arrests through this facility.

The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office website provides access to the inmate roster and department information for the county.

Visit lawcoso.com to check the current inmate roster and find contact info for the Lawrence County Jail.

Lawrence County Clerk and Court Records

The Lawrence County Clerk of Courts uses the CourtView database for case searches. The office is at 111 S. 4th Street, Ironton, OH 45638. The Clerk phone is (740) 533-4352, Legal Department is (740) 533-4355, Title Department is (740) 533-4353, and the fax is (740) 533-4387. You can search civil, criminal, and traffic cases online through CourtView.

Lawrence County has several courts. The Common Pleas Court is at 111 South 4th Street in Ironton and handles felony cases. The Municipal Court at 10916 County Road 1 in Chesapeake takes misdemeanors. The Ironton Municipal Court at 301 South 3rd Street in Ironton covers cases in the city. Each court feeds into the clerk's records system, so you can search across all of them in one place.

Court records show what happens after the booking. Charges get filed, hearings get scheduled, and cases reach a conclusion. If you want the full picture behind a Lawrence County recent booking, start with the jail roster and then move to the clerk's CourtView system for case details.

Lawrence County Booking Records Under Ohio Law

ORC 149.43 makes jail booking records public in Lawrence County. The law covers arrest logs, inmate rosters, and basic booking data. You can request these records without stating a reason. The sheriff's office must provide them promptly during business hours.

Records requests can go to the Clerk of Courts office. Hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. The Ohio Attorney General publishes guidelines on what records are public. If a public office turns down your request, the AG has a free mediation service at (800) 282-0515 to help resolve the issue.

More Lawrence County Arrest Resources

VINELink covers Lawrence County and lets you track someone who has been booked. Register for free alerts about releases, transfers, and other custody changes. Call 1-800-770-0192 or sign up online.

The Ohio Arrests.org site pulls booking records from across the state. The ODRC Offender Search covers people who move from county jail to state prison. The BCI runs criminal history searchs through WebCheck locations for $22, and the eSORN registry tracks sex offenders in the Lawrence County area.

Nearby Counties

Lawrence County is in southern Ohio along the river. Check these neighboring counties for booking records in surrounding areas.