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Questions about official Hardin County criminal records belong with the office that keeps the source file. This private resource cannot retrieve or change those records. The routes below distinguish sheriff and jail material from Circuit Court files, Illinois conviction information, and reports held by the agency that investigated an event.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office that matches the Hardin County record:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal records and conviction inquiries: contact the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: call the Hardin County Sheriff at (618) 287-2271
  • Personal record review: use the Illinois State Police fingerprint Access and Review process
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expungement and sealing: use the statewide forms and file with the Circuit Clerk

The Hardin County Sheriff and Jail is at Main and Market Streets in Elizabethtown, Illinois 62931, telephone (618) 287-2271. For a filed court case, contact the Hardin County Circuit Clerk, 102 Market Street, P.O. Box 308, Elizabethtown, IL 62931, at (618) 287-2200 ext. 2. The courthouse is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; call the specific office before traveling.