Grant County Booking Releases
Grant County booking releases are public records created at the Grant County Jail in Marion, Indiana. Sheriff Delmiro Garcia leads the Grant County Sheriff's Office and oversees the jail and the booking records it holds. Grant County participates in the Indiana County Jail Portal, which makes current booking releases accessible online. This page covers how to find Grant County jail records, what these records show, and which tools are available for searching inmate information in Grant County, Indiana.
Grant County Quick Facts
Grant County Jail Booking Records
The Grant County Jail in Marion handles all bookings for people arrested in the county. Marion is the county seat and main city in Grant County. (Note: Marion city and Marion County are different locations in Indiana. Grant County's county seat is the city of Marion, which is separate from Indianapolis's Marion County.) Each booking at Grant County Jail creates a record with the person's name, the charges at intake, and the date and time they were brought in.
Grant County participates in the Indiana County Jail Portal, giving you online access to current booking releases from the Marion facility. The portal is free, requires no account, and updates regularly from county jail data.
The Indiana County Jail Portal includes Grant County and shows current booking releases from the jail in Marion, Indiana.
Grant County participates in this statewide system, making booking data from the Marion jail searchable by name at no cost to the public.
The Grant County Sheriff Department page on the county government site provides contact information and department details for the Marion office.
The Grant County Sheriff Department page connects visitors to the sheriff's department contact information and services available from the Marion office.
Sheriff Delmiro Garcia's department handles all county jail operations and booking records for Grant County from the Marion location at 214 E. 4th St.
Grant County Sheriff's Office
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is at 214 E. 4th St. in Marion. Sheriff Delmiro Garcia leads the department. The phone number is 765.668.8168. The office handles law enforcement and jail operations for all of Grant County. Staff can confirm custody and direct you to the right resource for booking release searches in the Marion area.
| Sheriff | Delmiro Garcia |
|---|---|
| Address | 214 E. 4th St., Marion, IN |
| Phone | 765.668.8168 |
| Jail | Grant County Jail |
Grant County is in north-central Indiana. Marion is the county seat and the main urban area. The sheriff's office serves both Marion city and the surrounding rural townships. Local police in Marion transfer custody to the county jail for booking, so all Grant County booking releases appear in one central database regardless of which agency made the arrest.
How to Search Grant County Booking Releases
The Indiana County Jail Portal at public.indianajail.gov is the primary online tool. It is free and shows who is currently held at Grant County Jail in Marion. Enter the person's name to search. Results include charges and booking dates. No account is needed. If no results appear, they may have been released or moved to another facility.
For state prison inmates who were originally booked in Grant County, check the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov. People who received prison sentences after a Grant County conviction move out of the county jail system into the IDOC system. Search by name to find their current location.
Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov offers free automated release notifications. Register once with a person's name to get alerts when their custody status changes at Grant County Jail or any Indiana state facility. The service runs 24 hours a day and covers both county and state custody.
Criminal case records for cases that started as Grant County bookings are at public.courts.in.gov. Search by name or case number to find filings and outcomes in Marion and Grant County courts. This lets you trace what happened after a Grant County booking.
Note: When searching for Grant County records, be aware that Marion in Grant County is a different place from Marion County, which is the Indianapolis metropolitan county. Grant County records are specific to the Marion city located in north-central Indiana.
Grant County Booking Records and Indiana Law
Indiana's Access to Public Records Act at IC 5-14-3 gives anyone the right to request Grant County booking releases. The Grant County Sheriff's Office must respond to requests and charge only the actual cost of making copies. No reason is required to access these records.
The mandatory disclosure section for law enforcement records is IC 5-14-3-3. This covers booking records from the Grant County Jail. Exceptions for juvenile records, victim information, and active investigation details are in IC 5-14-3-4. For adult bookings in Grant County, the records are generally open to any person who requests them. The APRA guide at in.gov explains your options if a request is denied.
Cities in Grant County
Grant County includes Marion as its county seat and largest city. Marion is referred to as "Marion City" on this site to distinguish it from Marion County (Indianapolis). All Grant County booking releases, including those for arrests made in Marion city, are processed through the Grant County Jail.
Other communities in Grant County include Gas City, Upland, Fairmount, and Jonesboro. Law enforcement in these areas routes bookings through the Grant County Jail system in Marion, Indiana.
Nearby Counties
Grant County is in north-central Indiana. Use these links to search booking releases in neighboring counties.