Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Rensselaer is a city in Jasper County, Indiana, with about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Rensselaer offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Rensselaer, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Rensselaer records are kept
- Kept by the City of Rensselaer: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Jasper County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Jasper County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Rensselaer City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: rensselaer.in.gov/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6 (page title: Locations | City Hall | Rensselaer, IN)
- Phone: 219-866-5212
- Address: 124 S Van Rensselaer St Rensselaer, IN 47978
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Rensselaer
Indiana public records law applies to the city government of Rensselaer. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: rensselaer.in.gov/department/division.php?structureid=54 (page title: Records | Rensselaer, IN)
- Phone: (219) 866-7602
- Address: 201 S Cullen St PO Box 280 Rensselaer, IN 47978
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Rensselaer Arrest Records
The Rensselaer arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Rensselaer's arrests to the FBI and the 263 arrests it reported for 2020. It also says where a person arrested in Rensselaer is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Rensselaer Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Rensselaer, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Rensselaer warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Rensselaer inmate search (the custody page of the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Rensselaer criminal records (the court file, the Indiana criminal history and the local arrest records), Rensselaer court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Rensselaer traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Rensselaer DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Rensselaer divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Rensselaer property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Rensselaer website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Rensselaer offices listed above, and the city's own website is rensselaer.in.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Rensselaer?
Rensselaer cases are heard by the courts that serve Jasper County, and people arrested in Rensselaer are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Jasper County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Rensselaer?
Through the city's records request page at rensselaer.in.gov, phone (219) 866-7602. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.