Hardin County Recent Arrests is a private reference, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the public office that holds the record.
Find the Correct Record Office
The principal local contact is the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Hardin County Jail. The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association directory lists the sheriff at 1 Courthouse Hill, P.O. Box 246, Elizabethtown, IL 62931. The 2022 Illinois jail inspection places the jail at 104 E. Market Street, P.O. Box 246, Elizabethtown, IL 62931. Both sources list 618-287-2271. No verified records-unit hours or current FOIA email were found, so call before visiting and ask for the current records channel and hours.
Choose the office based on the kind and stage of the record:
- For a Hardin County booking record or photo, start with the county arrest and records-request path, then contact the sheriff or jail.
- For a very recent arrest, use the Arrested Today instructions or call the jail to ask whether the person was received, released, or transferred.
- For a multi-day record, consult Arrest Reports and request the retained record when the public window has passed.
- For release or transfer alerts, search Illinois VINE and register only after confirming the correct person.
- For a filed charge or disposition, use the Hardin County Judici court entry or contact the circuit clerk.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or parole record, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator. Neither is a Hardin County booking source.