This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, arrange a court payment, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for those services.
Vermilion County Record Offices
Choose the custodian based on the event. The sheriff holds county jail booking and release material, the Circuit Clerk holds the judicial case file, and IDOC holds state prison records.
Vermilion County Sheriff
Sheriff Patrick Hartshorn
2 E. South Street
Danville, IL 61832
217-442-4080
Official sheriff page
No public release-desk hours were published in the reviewed source. Call before visiting.
Vermilion Circuit Clerk
Rita B. Garman Vermilion County Courthouse
7 N. Vermilion Street
Danville, IL 61832
General: 217-554-7700
Records & Searches: 217-554-7734
allrecordrequest@vercounty.org
Courthouse hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; confirm holidays.
Illinois Department of Corrections
Public information: 217-558-2200
Correspondence: 1000 E. Converse Avenue, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277
IDOC FOIA Officer: 1301 Concordia Court, Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277
DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov
For court division routing, the Clerk lists felony lines at 217-554-7705, 217-554-7714, 217-554-7733, and 217-554-7719. Misdemeanor lines are 217-554-7707 and 217-554-7708. The eMagnus Help Desk at 1-866-511-2892 provides technical assistance only and cannot interpret a case.
Vermilion County State's Attorney FOIA
7 N. Vermilion Street, Suite 201
Danville, IL 61832
217-554-7750
SAfoia@vercounty.org
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The State's Attorney is a separate custodian. Do not route sheriff jail records or Circuit Clerk court-file requests there merely because the prosecution participated. Illinois FOIA generally allows five business days for a noncommercial response, with a statutory extension in specified cases. The first fifty letter or legal black-and-white pages are generally free, later pages are capped at $0.15 each, and electronic-medium charges generally reflect actual cost. Confirm court copy, certification, and special-format fees with the Clerk.
- For a released person or sheriff record, follow the home page search and request steps.
- For supervision, use Parole / Probation.
- For same-day activity, use Released Last 24 Hours.
- For a state prisoner, use the IDOC offender search and public information contact.
- For a federal or immigration transfer, use BOP or ICE only when the facts identify that custody system.