Martin County 72 Hour Booking Records

Martin County 72 hour booking records are managed by the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 318 Capital Avenue in Shoals, Indiana. The sheriff's office also operates the Martin County Security Center at the same address. For a smaller rural county in southern Indiana, the primary ways to check booking records are by calling the sheriff directly or using Indiana's statewide jail portal online. This page covers both options and explains what information you can expect to find.

How to Search Martin County Booking Records

The easiest way to check on someone held at the Martin County Security Center is to call the sheriff's office at 812-247-3726. Staff can confirm custody status, charges, and booking date over the phone. The office and jail are both at 318 Capital Avenue, P.O. Box 180, Shoals, IN 47581. For mailed inquiries, use the P.O. Box address. Email inquiries about the jail can go to the Jail Commander at martincountyjailcommander@martincounty.in.gov.

The screenshot below shows the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, which includes Martin County booking data.

Indiana's statewide portal at public.indianajail.gov is the main online search tool for Martin County booking records, pulling data from the Security Center in Shoals.

For online searches, Indiana's statewide jail portal at public.indianajail.gov includes Martin County. You can search by name through that free portal to look up current inmates at the Security Center. It does not require an account and is accessible at any time. Results include the person's name, booking date, and charges where that data is available from the county system.

Martin County Sheriff's Office and Security Center

The Martin County Sheriff's Office is located at 318 Capital Avenue in Shoals. The sheriff's general contact email is jgreene@martincounty.in.gov. The county government page for the sheriff is available at in.gov/counties/martin/government/sheriff. That page covers the department's role, contacts, and general public safety information for the county.

The screenshot below shows the Martin County Sheriff's Office page through the Indiana county government site.

The Martin County Sheriff's page at in.gov/counties/martin gives department contacts and general information about the Security Center in Shoals.

Martin County is a small, rural county in southern Indiana with a population around 10,000. The Security Center handles all arrests made in the county, including those by Indiana State Police working in the area and any municipal officers. Because of the county's size, the jail population stays relatively low compared to larger Indiana counties, but all of the same public access rules apply to the records kept there.

Martin County Jail Booking and 72 Hour Process

When someone is arrested in Martin County, they are brought to the Security Center at 318 Capital Avenue in Shoals for processing. Booking staff record the person's name, date of birth, address, and the charges they face. Photographs and fingerprints are collected as required by Indiana law. That data forms the booking record, which is public from the time of booking.

The 72 hour rule in Indiana requires that formal charges be filed or the person released within 72 hours of booking. This applies to all Indiana counties, including Martin County. The booking record stays on file regardless of what happens after the 72-hour window ends. Whether charges are filed, reduced, or dropped, the original booking entry remains public record.

Martin County Circuit Court is the local court that handles criminal cases following arrests in the county. That court is located in Shoals. Once charges are filed, the case will appear in Indiana's online court records system at MyCase. Both booking records and court case records are separate but often related, and both are public.

Indiana Law and Martin County Booking Records

Booking records at the Martin County Security Center are public under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. Any person can request to view or receive copies of these records. No reason or special connection to the case is required. Requests go to the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 318 Capital Avenue, Shoals, IN 47581 or by phone at 812-247-3726.

Under IC 36-2-13-5, the Martin County Sheriff is required to collect photographs, fingerprints, and identifying data from everyone booked at the Security Center. That requirement creates the booking record as a formal public document. The sheriff's responsibility to run the jail and maintain all detention records is set by IC 11-8-2-5.

Every person listed in Martin County booking records is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

More Tools for Martin County Booking Searches

VINELink covers Martin County Jail and is free to use. Call 866-959-VINE (8463) any time to check custody status or register for automatic alerts. If a person booked in Martin County was later convicted and sent to a state facility, look them up through the IDOC Offender Locator. Court cases in Martin County appear in Indiana MyCase once charges are filed. The Indiana Public Access Counselor can help with any questions about your rights under Indiana public records law.

Nearby Indiana Counties

Martin County is in southern Indiana between the White River and the Hoosier National Forest. These neighboring counties each have their own jail facilities and public booking records.