INVESTIGATIONS

Central Records

Central Records offer the public services such as Fingerprinting (Ohio BCI & FBI National Web checks), Local Background checks, Public Records Requests, Tow Releases, Inmate Property Releases and copies of accident and criminal offense reports. Traffic citations are also received and entered by the Record’s Division. Central Records also assists other public agencies with necessary information

The Inmate Records section of the Central Records Division is responsible for updating each inmate’s file after a court appearance or an issued court order. This department not only processes inmate files while they are incarcerated but prepares the files for close-out when they are released. They facilitate video arraignments and process inmates for prison ride-outs.

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Civil Unit

Every Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is mandated by the Ohio Revised Code to serve documents that are issued by the court system. The Butler County courts served by our Civil Processing Unit includes the Butler County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court, Juvenile Court, Probate Court, and Area I, II, and III Courts. In addition, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office must provide for “Foreign” service. Foreign Service includes serving various papers that originate from courts outside Butler County (from other Ohio counties or other states), but must be served upon people or businesses who live in or operate in Butler County.

Civil processing includes serving a variety of court documents and orders such as subpoenas, writs of possession, domestic violence protection orders, restraining orders, foreclosure notices, grand jury notices (for both civil and criminal proceedings), and notices for petit jury service.

Sergeant Steven Poff supervises the “serving process” which is handled by six (6) part-time Deputy Sheriff process servers who are occasionally assisted by volunteer Special Deputies. These deputies are tasked with serving civil papers that are processed by several courts and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. There are a variety of court documents that we are mandated by the Ohio Revised Code to serve. The unit receives the paperwork from the courts, processes it at the Sheriff’s Office and provides it to the deputies to serve.

Once processed, paperwork is distributed to be served to the alleged defendant or responsible parties of a court case. When those papers are served or failed due to no contact with the party involved, an invoice is issued for the fees and they are mailed to the respective agencies.

Warrant/ CSEA Service

Salvage Yard Inspections

Ohio Revised Code requires that the county sheriff inspect all salvage and towing operations within their jurisdiction annually. The major reason for inspecting these facilities is to locate the registered vehicle owners and process “unclaimed” vehicles towed by law enforcement agencies and private property owners.

The Sheriff’s Office tries to locate the rightful owners in a timely manner. If no owner can be found or will not come forward, we, through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, obtain an affidavit and the salvage/tow yards can obtain a new title to the vehicle in question.

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