Seneca County Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the responsible office below.


Jail and Records Contacts

Use Corrections for an immediate operational custody question. Use the Records Division for an existing booking, custody-history, release, or booking-photo record.

Seneca County Sheriff's Office and Jail
3040 South State Route 100
Tiffin, OH 44883
Main office: 419-447-3456
Jail: 419-448-5074
Jail information: main office, option 2
Seneca County Sheriff's Records Division
3040 South State Route 100
Tiffin, OH 44883
419-447-3456, option 5
records@senecacountyohio.gov
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Records Division form can route email or in-person pickup requests. State the name, booking number if known, custody dates, case number, and exact record wanted. Ohio law permits actual copy costs and requires copies within a reasonable period, but no fixed fee or special release-record deadline was established.


Choose the Right Office

No single desk controls every Seneca County custody and release question. Match the event to the record owner.

  • For a county-jail release or record request, begin with the home page search and records path, then contact Sheriff's Corrections or Records.
  • For state supervision, use Post-Release Supervision, ODRC Offender Search, the APA office directory, or the sentencing court's probation unit.
  • For a same-day window, the 24-Hour Releases page explains the exact records-request fallback because no official release feed was found.
  • For a date or alert, use Release Date Lookup or VINE Inmate Check.
  • For a juvenile, contact the Seneca County Youth Center or committing Juvenile Court. Do not use an adult roster.
  • For a state-prison record, ODRC Central Records lists P.O. Box 430, Columbus, OH 43216; check the current ODRC directory before calling.
  • For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator and the responsible federal office.