Local Commission on Public Records

Lake County Commmission on Public Records

The Lake County Commission on Public Records deals with issues related to retention and destruction of public records as defined in IC 5-15-5.1-14:

"A public official or agency may not mutilate, destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of any government record, except under a record retention schedule or with the written consent of the commission."

Please note that we DO NOT provide copies of public records to the public.

These departments provide information as follows:

Assessor: Property and Tax Records
Clerk: Court Records, Traffic Tickets and Marriage Records
Health Dept: Birth Records, Death Certificates
Plan Commission: Licenses and Permits
Recorder: Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Releases, Leases, Articles of Incorporation, Assumed Business Names, Military Discharges, Subdivision Plats, UCC's (Uniform Commercial Code filings)
Treasurer: Tax payments, receipts

More information at website http://www.in.gov/icpr

2293 North Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307

Office Hours

Mon - Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm CST

Phone: (219) 755-3000

Board Members
Michael A. Brown Title: Lake County Clerk Phone: (219) 755-3460 Fax: (219) 755-3520

Michael B. Brown Title: Lake County Recorder Phone: (219) 755-3094

Kristie Dressel Title: Clerk Treasurer, City of Crown Point

Dr. Teresa A. Eineman Title: Superintendent, Crown Schools Phone: 219-663-3371

Marissa J. McDermott Title: Judge, Lake Circuit Court Phone: (219) 755-3488 Email Marissa J. McDermott

John Petalas Title: Lake County Auditor

Kyle W. Allen, Sr. Title: President, Board of Commissioners Phone: (219) 755-3204 Fax: 219-755-3064 Email Kyle W. Allen, Sr.