Fountain County Booking Releases

Fountain County booking releases are public records held by the Fountain County Sheriff's Office in Veedersburg, Indiana. Sheriff Terry Holt oversees the Fountain County Jail and the booking records it generates. Fountain County participates in the Indiana County Jail Portal, which makes current booking releases searchable online without a trip to Veedersburg. This page covers how to find Fountain County jail records, what those records contain, and how Indiana's public records law gives you the right to access them.

Fountain County Jail Booking Records

The Fountain County Jail in Veedersburg handles all bookings for people arrested in the county. Each booking creates a record with the person's name, the charges at intake, and the booking date and time. These records are public under Indiana law. Fountain County participates in the Indiana County Jail Portal, which is the main online source for current booking releases from the Veedersburg facility.

The portal is free and open to the public. You can search by name to see who is currently held at Fountain County Jail. Results include booking dates and charges. No account or fee is required to use the portal system for Fountain County.

The Indiana County Jail Portal includes Fountain County as a participating facility and shows current booking releases from the jail in Veedersburg.

Fountain County participates in this statewide system, and booking data from Veedersburg is searchable through the portal at no cost to the user.

Note: Fountain County is a rural western Indiana county. The jail serves a small population, and booking volumes are lower than in larger counties. Call the sheriff's office at 765.793.3345 if the portal does not return results for the person you are looking for.

Fountain County Sheriff's Office

The Fountain County Sheriff's Office is at 4939 E. 50 S. in Veedersburg. Sheriff Terry Holt leads the department. The phone number is 765.793.3345. The office handles all law enforcement and jail operations for Fountain County. Staff can confirm custody status and help with public records requests for booking releases.

Fountain County is a small rural county in western Indiana. The sheriff's department is the primary law enforcement agency for most of the county. Because the county is small, you may find it faster to call the sheriff's office directly rather than navigating multiple portal systems. That said, the Indiana County Jail Portal is a good first step for basic booking information.

Searching Fountain County Booking Releases

Start with the Indiana County Jail Portal at public.indianajail.gov. This free statewide tool shows who is currently booked at Fountain County Jail in Veedersburg. Enter the person's name and review the results. If they are not listed, they may have been released or transferred to another facility.

For people who moved to state custody after a Fountain County conviction, use the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov. This system covers Indiana state prisons and is separate from county jail records. Search by name to find their current location in the state system.

Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov provides automated release notifications. Register for free to get alerts when a specific person in Fountain County Jail has a custody change. The service covers both county and state facilities and runs 24 hours a day.

Criminal cases connected to Fountain County arrests are searchable at public.courts.in.gov. Look up case filings, hearing dates, and outcomes by searching by name in the Fountain County court records system.

Fountain County Booking Records and Indiana Law

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act at IC 5-14-3 gives anyone the right to request Fountain County booking releases. The sheriff's office must respond and may charge only for the actual cost of making copies. You do not need a reason to request public records in Fountain County.

Booking records are among the mandatory disclosure categories under IC 5-14-3-3. Exceptions for juvenile records, victim details, and active investigations apply under IC 5-14-3-4. For adult booking releases in Fountain County, the records are generally accessible to the public. The APRA guide at in.gov explains your rights and how to escalate a denied request.

Cities in Fountain County

Fountain County includes Veedersburg as its county seat. The county is rural and its communities are small. No city in Fountain County meets the population threshold for a dedicated page on this site. All arrests and bookings in the county are processed at the Fountain County Jail in Veedersburg.

Communities in Fountain County include Veedersburg, Covington (which is actually in neighboring Fountain County), Attica, and other small towns. Law enforcement is handled by the sheriff's office, and all county bookings appear in one central system in Veedersburg.

Nearby Counties

Fountain County is in western Indiana. It borders several counties with their own jail and booking records systems. Use these links to search in neighboring areas.