This is a private reference site, not a Putnam County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain an official booking record for you. For those actions, use the official office that holds the record.
Official Offices for Jail and Court Records
Putnam County Sheriff's Office and Adult Detention Facility
1035 Heritage Trail, Ottawa, OH 45875
Sheriff: Brian Siefker
Sheriff main and dispatch: 419-523-3208
Jail phone: 419-523-3407
Jail fax: 419-523-3584
Published sheriff or jail public office hours were not located in the research file; call before visiting for records, bond, or custody questions.
Putnam County Clerk and Courts
245 East Main Street, Ottawa, OH 45875
Clerk and court phone: 419-523-3110
Use this route for Common Pleas, Municipal Court, docket, warrant, and charge-record questions.
Putnam County Prosecutor's Office
336 E. Main St., Suite B, Ottawa, OH 45875
Prosecutor: Gary Lammers
Phone: 419-523-3600
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM.
Use the route below that matches the record you need.
- For a person who may be in the Putnam County Adult Detention Facility, start with jail inmate records and the jail phone.
- For booking photos or public-record limits on photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records request path.
- For charges filed after booking, check court records after a jail arrest, the Clerk/Courts office, and the prosecutor's office.
- For facility address, phone, and visitation context, use the Putnam County Adult Detention Facility page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner or ODRC supervision record, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction offender search.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator, not the county jail.