The Clerk of Court is the custodian for many court records in Portage County. Many court records can be viewed online from the Portage County Courts website. For online court records, the information includes the offender’s name, DOB, charges, timeline of court appearances, attorneys, and upcoming court hearings.

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Court, Criminal, Marriage, Divorce, Property


Jill Fankhauser
Clerk of Courts
203 W Main Street
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330) 297-3450

Fee Schedule
Certified Copies $1 per page
Non-Certified Copies 10 cents per page

Marriage records can be requested from the Probate Court, while divorce records can be obtained from the Clerk of Courts’ Office.

Portage County Probate Court
203 W. Main St., PO Box 936
Ravenna, OH 44266
330-297-3870

Jill Fankhauser
Clerk of Courts
203 W Main Street
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330) 297-3450

Birth and death records can be requested from the Kent City Health Department.

Kent City Health Department
Kent Central Gateway
PARTA Bldg. 2nd Floor, SW/W Entrances Only
201 E. Erie Street
Kent, Ohio 44240
330-678-8109

To submit an open records request, you can contact the Commissioners’ Office. An open records request is simply an official request to view particular public government or agency documents.

Commissioners’ Office
449 South Meridian Street
7th Floor
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
(330) 297-3600

Deeds, which are legal documents regarding the ownership of property or legal rights, can be obtained from the Recorder.

Lori Calcei
Portage County Recorder
4th Floor
Portage County Administration Bldg.
449 S. Meridian St.
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330) 297-3553