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Finding the septic records for an Indiana property

Septic records in Indiana sit with the county health department that issued the permit, because that is the office that permits, inspects and keeps the file. There is no statewide database to search. If you are buying a house, selling one, planning an addition, or trying to find a tank nobody has seen in twenty years, the county environmental health office is the first call, and knowing what to ask for makes the difference between a useful file and a shrug.

Who holds the records?

The county health department. Permits are issued locally and signed by the health officer, so the permit, the soil evaluation, the design drawing and any inspection notes are held by the county rather than by the state.

Source: 410 IAC 6-8.3-53(a), Indiana Administrative Code, read 2026-08-20.

What should I ask for?

  • The construction permit for the parcel, by address and by parcel number.
  • The soil evaluation report that supported it.
  • The design drawing, which is what tells you where the tank and field actually are.
  • Any repair permits issued since.
  • An operating permit, where the county requires one, and its renewal history.

Source: 410 IAC 6-8.3-54(a), read 2026-08-20.

What if the county has no record?

It happens often, especially on systems older than the county's filing system. No record does not mean no system and it does not mean the system is illegal; it means nobody can tell you where it is or what it is from paper. At that point the answer is a physical inspection, and if work is planned, a soil evaluation, because a design that guesses at the existing field is a design that damages it.

Does a buyer or seller have to produce the records?

Buyers, sellers and lenders often ask for the file and for an inspection of the existing system, and it is ordinary for a sale to turn on what turns up. Whether anything is required of you at transfer is a question for your county and your closing, and this page does not claim a statewide requirement in either direction.

County pages with local detail

What changes from one Indiana county to the next

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Last reviewed 2026-08-20.

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